Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than early birds

Re:Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than ear... by DaiPlusPlus on Sunday June 14, 2020 @09:49PM (#23523085)

> So, I guess my misc advice is to find some sort of responsibility that forces you to get up early.

What I find is that my judgement is impaired in the morning - and that I don’t act rationally: it’s like I prefer that nice feeling in my head I get when I’m half asleep - if I had responsibilities I’d just disregard them because at that point in time I value being in bed more than anything else.

It’s why alarm clocks, sunshine, Hue light bulbs with a Wakeup routine set, all don’t work for me :(

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Re:Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than ear... by brailsafe on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @06:41AM (#23537606)

I think this is a great description of that feeling, and one I share. It's led me to the thought that at the moment, I just won't be able to do something in the morning I'm not intrinsically motivated to do more than just continue sleeping. Extrinsic rewards don't seem to do that, but meeting friends for a sporadic event like coffee early in the morning, or a hiking trip do. I think you've solved this in a novel way with your caregiver.

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Re:Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than ear... by irrational on Sunday June 14, 2020 @10:41PM (#23523297)

Those don’t work for me either. But having kids does. I guess being responsible for the welfare of another human is enough for me to overcome my need to sleep.

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