Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code

Re:Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code by chillyconker on Monday January 23, 2012 @12:32PM (#3501219)

I've read reports that messing with the body's circadian rhythm is bad for the health of the aging brain. Presumably this is to do with the secretion of the hormone melatonin, which I understand is affected by light.

Whether natural light exposure can be simulated adequately by the computer monitor during waking hours and a blindfold during sleeping hours, or whether getting up at dawn is required, I would like to know -- anyone?

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Re:Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code by gwern on Monday January 23, 2012 @05:35PM (#3502499)

> Whether natural light exposure can be simulated adequately by the computer monitor during waking hours and a blindfold during sleeping hours, or whether getting up at dawn is required, I would like to know -- anyone?

Computer and electronics have been shown to damage melatonin secretion in the evening (all the blue light they emit), so it stands to reason that they could act like a light box in the morning.

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