There are ways to combat this:
Brighter lighting in the home is one.
Practicing Second Sleep - which almost every human being used to do in the Western world is another. You use the tie between the two sleep periods to get things done; https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep
What a fascinating article. I doubt that biphasic sleep would work for me, but at least it's a new idea.
Thanks.
Wow! Thank you for posting this link!
Biphasic sleep is my natural sleep pattern but I usually force myself for stay awake through the first phase and then go to sleep between 1:00 and 2:00 am to sleep until about 6:00.
What a very interesting article! Thank you for posting the link. It's particularly useful for retired people, those who must get up in the night to pee, or those who work from home and have the flexibility to let nature take its course.