Posted on 11/08/2015 6:04:23 AM PST by Dallas59
Whether you are an early bird or a night owl may not only determine when you prefer to sleep -- it can also affect your personality and quality of life. And it looks like night owls may have it tougher when it comes to their overall well-being and functioning in a predominantly 9-to-5 world.
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Barcelona, Spain, compared "morning people," those early birds who like to get up at dawn, and "evening people," night owls who prefer to stay up late and sleep in. Among the differences they found is that morning people tend to be more persistent. Morning types are also more resistant to fatigue, frustration and difficulties, which often translates into lower levels of anxiety and lower rates of depression, higher life satisfaction and less likelihood of substance abuse.
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Im an owl and wish I was a lark. I envy those ready to get up early.
Living this way, you discover one thing real fast: Humans are a diurnal species. We are not meant to be night owls.
In very short order in the wilderness, you go to bed the moment the sun sets. And you get up even before dawn, at the first hint of light.
This soon becomes "natural."
I guess Ben Franklin had it right all along.
I am an early bird. I really enjoy the peace and quiet that early mornings provide. In general the neighborhood is quiet and certainly no phone calls, and it is really too early to go out and do work in the yard.
So it is my quiet time to read, or write, or goof off without feeling guilty.
I bet the "Word for the Day" team could have fun with this word.
Sorry, the study should have been done on ‘more regular folks’, to draw a more convincing conclusion.
“In the study, researchers looked at the lifestyles and personality traits of 700 Spanish psychology students from two universities. The subjects ranged in age from 18 to 32 and included slightly more women than men.” It didn’t even say roughly the ration of early birds vs. night owls in normal people and in this study.
I am sorry this study didn’t find too many/much upside for the night owls.
Little River Band - Greatest Hits - The Night Owls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5R40czQ-rI
Well, you still get to use the lark bathrooms.
If you get up at dawn you’ve already wasted 3-4 good hours.
I guess Ben Franklin had it right all along.
GMTA
Nobody ever discusses the none of the aboves. I’m a mid-afternoon kind of guy.
Great Song
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
At times these studies can seem to be contrived or silly. In this one, however, I could see my morning bird son and my night owl son fit the descriptions exactly.
If you don’t mind my asking, how do you get to log so much time in the wild?
Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, but socially dead.
***In very short order in the wilderness, you go to bed the moment the sun sets.***
I also have found this to be true. In bed when the sun goes down, up just before dawn. Often the first one to the National Park rest rooms.
Then back in the world, you stay up late to see a show on TV, and begin to sleep late in the mornings, unless you have to get up and go to work.
Here’s another good one of theirs which I had not heard until recently.
Little River Band - Greatest Hits - The Other Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5FrNcAGSj8
BTW, the person who uploaded these 2 has that whole album on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Giokebox+Little+River+Band+-+Greatest+Hits
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