early birds and night owls

[low_delta]

Cindy found an article comparing night owls and early birds. It said that people who like getting up early function better in the morning, and people who like to stay up late function better in the evening. No shit, right? But the article was a little more detailed on this time frame.

So, obviously, at 9am, us night owls aren't good for much. But the article was talking in terms of ten hours. Ten hours after rising, the early birds are starting to slow down. And ten hours after rising, the night owls are hitting their stride. This is why Cindy says her brain is turning to mush near the end of the workday, and why when I'm getting near quitting time, I don't want to stop because I'm on a roll.

You wouldn't think there'd be much difference in late afternoon. Funny how it goes deeper than you'd expect.

Comments

[smittenbyu]

hmm.. that's interesting. I have to say though, I am a night owl and for certain things, I am way better during the day than at night. But I wonder how much that is due to the conditioning of the mind since childhood. I remember grumbling and moaning to mom and anyone who would care to listen since middle school - schools have always catered to the early birds - which made sense when there was no electricity and we'd need to make the best of sun shine. ugh.... ^_^

[low_delta]

That's interesting. I wonder how many are able to overcome these natural patterns.