"It's very tempting," Boardman tells CNBC Make It. "But the reality is, many people after they engage in some extended period of bed rotting, they don't feel that much better. Why bed rotting could be doing more harm than goodBed rotting could potentially disrupt your circadian rhythm, your body's natural alarm clock that tells you when to sleep and wake, Boardman says. But too much sleep is also associated with many health issues, including heart disease, obesity and depression, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. You're merely distracting yourself from whatever problem is at hand, be it exhaustion from work, a stressful problem or an unhealthy lifestyle.

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Persons: Millennials, Zers, Samantha Boardman, Boardman, you've Organizations: Weill, Cornell Medical College, CNBC, Johns Hopkins Medicine