![]() She even says how having to get up frequently at night, and prepping everyone for school (including herself, as she is a teacher), she got used to being an early bird. In contrast, my mother, who had three of us, has become a light sleeper and can’t stay in bed past 8 a.m. and only then was it possible to focus on their own work. Their kids would go to bed at 8 or 9 p.m. For example, some parents find themselves more productive only at night because, for a long time, they had to be. Some people become night owls due to some changes in their lives. ![]() How lifestyle and circumstances shape the night owls But the extremes are rare, as studies have shown. Early birds would be considered really early risers (say, between 4 and 6 a.m.), while the night owls would be those going to bed long after midnight. Science tells us that out of the three types, the vast majority of us actually belong to the last one. It’s the main way of distinguishing between the night owls, early birds, and - believe it or not - the intermediate type. ![]() It is used to describe the way our bodies function through the day: when we wake, go to sleep, eat, when we’re most energetic, etc. Circadian rhythm and metabolism’s role in a night owl’s routineĬircadian rhythm as a word comes from the Latin words “circa” meaning “about”, and “dies” meaning “day”. Night owls reach their peak in the afternoon and evening, while the larks find that productivity boost earlier in the morning. Brains that are more functional late in the afternoonĪside from genetics, neurological studies and imaging have shown over and over again that early birds’ and night owls’ brains just work differently. And since they’re part of the genetic material, they can be transferred as easily as eye color from the parents to the child. Scientists Satchidananda Panda and Luciano DiTacchio have managed to locate the gene that basically functions as an alarm clock for our bodies. Genetic predisposition for late-night workįairly self-explanatory, if someone in your family is or was a night owl, especially one of your parents, odds are that you will be one as well. Let’s take a closer look at each factor and how they come together to form a night owl’s unique work habit.
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