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Night owls stay more alert, longer, than people who get up at the crack of dawn, a new study has found. Previous research has shown that people are genetically hard-wired to prefer either going to bed early and getting up at around dawn, or staying up late and waking in mid-morning. When Belgian researchers tested groups of early and late risers at different times of the day, they found no difference in their ability to focus and react 90 minutes after they woke up. By 101/2 hours after a subject woke up (afternoon for the earlies, evening for the owls), late risers performed significantly better. In early risers, the internal drive to go back to sleep-which scientists call "sleep pressure"-builds up more quickly, dulling their response times and, presumably, their productivity as the day wears on. Sleep expert David Dinges tells Science that the study has "real-world consequences." Identifying the early birds and night owls on any given job, he says, can help employers figure out when workers are most productive and most liable to make mistakes and have accidents.
- from this week's issue of The Week

Wow.

Okay, I just got up. No surprise, right?

This explains a lot for me. But I really wish I could get myself to another pattern. I've got the sleeping late part down perfectly.

But it would be nice to have a little more "day" in my day.
Edit: Crap. I'm almost late for an appointment.

edieraye

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Posted: May 15, 2009 - 10:32am
PoundPuppy wrote: Just as I've long suspected ......sleeping until noon is GOOD for you. I tried using it as justification for my lifestyle choices - don't think A bought it.

Pyro

Posted: May 15, 2009 - 10:31am

edieraye wrote:

My employer doesn't give a sh*t whether I'm a night owl or an early riser....too bad!!

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Location: Bastrop
Gender: Male

Posted: May 15, 2009 - 10:30am
Welly wrote: Old family joke. I actually convinced my little sister that meatloaf was monkey brains when she was about 5 years old. She cried and told Mum she didn't want to eat it. I had to apologize and promise her it WAS NOT monkey brains. Well yeah, not the way YOU make it...

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Posted: May 15, 2009 - 10:27am

edieraye wrote:

Just as I've long suspected ......sleeping until noon is GOOD for you.

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Posted: May 15, 2009 - 10:03am

kysmet wrote:

I love staying up late
I hate having to wake up early

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Posted: May 14, 2009 - 9:37pm
I love staying up late I hate having to wake up early

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Location: Gilead

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 9:36pm
cookinlover wrote: Thanks for that great 4 alarm chili last night, woozie... want me to give it back? I'm at a safe distance - knock yourself out.

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Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant)
Gender: Male

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 9:34pm
woozurbuddy wrote: ...and, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make... ....which is to say, you get back what you give... Thanks for that great 4 alarm chili last night, woozie... want me to give it back?

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Location: Indianapolis
Gender: Male

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 4:09pm
I love my cat I hate his litterbox I love to get mail I hate when it's bills I love Nutty Bars I hate gaining weight I love Popeyes Chicken I hate the neighborhood hat I have to go to for it. I love riding my motorcycle I hate getting stuck behind charter members of The Anti-Destination League I love Formula One I hate Bernie Ecclestone I love shoveling snow I hate mowing the yard.

triskele

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Location: The Dragons' Roost

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 4:00pm
katzendogs wrote: Your order of importance um... yeah, i was thinking the same thing....

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Location: Gilead

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 4:00pm
katzendogs wrote: Your order of importance um... My little brain can be quite random. Deal with it.

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Location: Pasadena ,Texas
Gender: Male

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 3:57pm
oldslabsides wrote: I love ferrets I hate their maintenance requirements I love my son I hate the way his mother treats him I love my wife I hate that she is so far away ... that's all for now Your order of importance um...

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Location: Gilead

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 3:55pm
I love ferrets I hate their maintenance requirements I love my son I hate the way his mother treats him I love my wife I hate that she is so far away ... that's all for now

triskele

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Location: The Dragons' Roost

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 2:53pm
rmgman wrote: I love my cat. But, I HATE wet cat food! Bleeeccckk! steeeeeeenky!

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Location: North of the Pinelands in NJ
Gender: Male

Posted: May 14, 2009 - 2:51pm
I love my cat. But, I HATE wet cat food! Bleeeccckk!

lily34

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Location: GTFO
Gender: Female

Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 4:43pm
JrzyTmata wrote:

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Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 4:39pm

zipper

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Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 4:14pm
I love and hate my job, living in California, and being three thousand miles apart from my family.

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Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 4:08pm
lily34 wrote: I love champagne I hate monkeys I love laughing I hate mashed potatoes I love travel I hate airplane ticket prices I love music I hate waiting OMG, you hate monkeys AND mashed potatoes? Good thing you're so cute, lily! 'else I'd have to be mad atcha.

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