Re:Are night owls generally more intelligent than other people?
by Loy on Friday July 09, 2010 @07:08AM
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When we say "night owl", it is fair to assume we mean someone that would stay awake late into the night without any kind of social stimulation. Nobody will be tired if they're going to a party with tons of people and loud music, but most people will eventually get tired if they are alone. Night Owls usually enjoy the deep solitude and quietness of the night.
Re:Are night owls generally more intelligent than other people?
by GFischer on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:18AM
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"Nobody will be tired if they're going to a party with tons of people and loud music"
I disagree, introverts (like myself and probably others here in HN) find social situations very tiring.
Re:Are night owls generally more intelligent than other people?
by astine on Friday July 09, 2010 @11:27AM
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Large parties with a bunch of strangers aren't the only form of social situation. When I was in college, I had a mostly regular group of friends that I'd hang around with and chat politics/philosophy/whatever till late in the might. Regularly to 2 AM, sometimes to 4 AM. These days, I spend most of my evenings alone and naturally go to sleep around 12:30 to 1:00 AM if left to my own devices. I'm definitely more of a night-owl and an introvert, but close proximity to friends, as I had in college, I would stay up real late.
Re:Are night owls generally more intelligent than other people?
by infinite8s on Friday July 09, 2010 @01:38PM
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I agree. I used to fall asleep on the couch at loud parties in college.
When I was in college there are far more might owls than early morning risers. Out of a 100 people 80 are probably night owls (some of them might just end up partying the whole time). So there is an inherent bias there, because there are more nightowls than 'early morning risers'. Which leads to the conclusion in a sample of 100 if 10 of them are intelligent: then obviously 8 are night owls. I would personally never judge a person's intelligence on this factor (even though I am a night owl myelf).