Early morning university classes linked to poor sleep and academic performance

Re:Early morning university classes linked to poor sleep and... by curun1r on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @01:33PM (#34884865)

I‘ve always been a night owl. Waking up at any time before 8am just left me groggy for most of the morning. It didn’t matter if I established a sleep schedule where I got a full 8 hours, my body just doesn’t like getting up that early.

But after returning from a trip to a different time zone, I discovered something kinda bizarre. If I wake up around 4:30am, I feel amazing and I’m super productive for the whole day. I have to be in bed by 9pm, but even with slightly less than 8 hours sleep, the effect is transformative.

But my problem ends up being that the world is super hostile to an adult going to bed by 9pm. It’s just really hard to keep on that schedule when you’re interacting with the rest of society. So I end up on my old night owl schedule because it’s the only one that somewhat works for my body and my interactions with other people. I really wish I could stay on the up-at-4:30 schedule, though, because it’s just so energizing.

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Re:Early morning university classes linked to poor sleep and... by pomian on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @02:15PM (#34885558)

I agree. I also would add to the theory that for a night owl, getting up at 4:30-5:00 am, is still getting up at night, so it is ok with whatever hormone regulatory system exists. But you are correct, you need to go to sleep around 8pm which is impossible, if you want to keep it up. And if your are up after 9, then you're screwed, and can't sleep until 2 AM. I also agree with poster up above about kids changing your dream cycle to make it possible to wake early, when necessary.

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