Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain the difference

Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by sokoloff on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @03:32PM (#22417120)

I was a hard-core night owl for years (all through college and my first 20 years of working). Then I had a kid, then another. They're 10 (+/- a bit) and I now reliably wake up sans-alarm at 5-5:30 every day, after years of doing that for [or because of] the kids. They even sleep later than that now, but I'm easily up by then.

It does mean that I'm tired by 11 or midnight, but even when left entirely on my own schedule (kids away on school vacation), my "new" natural schedule persists.

I didn't seek to change it (and if it drifted back later, I might even be slightly happier).

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Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by hermitdev on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:47PM (#22419219)

What I've found has helped me to change patterns is to pull an all nighter, then go to sleep at the target time. Its worked for me a few times, until I slowly drift out of sync (I'm definitely not an inherent morning person).

May not work for everyone...

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Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by odysseus on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @06:06PM (#22418518)

I have kids and I’m still a night owl. Thankfully, I have flexible hours at work so I can work late. When the kids hit school age, we will attempt to find a school that has a later start time.

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