Early birds may get the worm, but people who sleep in have more mental stamina than early risers. According to Dr Peigneux's findings, people who get up later are able to keep their energy levels steady and are able to focus for longer periods of time. People who fell into the "early risers" category got up between 5am and 6am and people who were considered to be "late risers" got up around noon.The really interesting issue that this article brought up for me is the social stigma that people who sleep in are lazy and don't want to work. Is this really the case or do these people just have different circadian rythms? I know I'm definitely not an early bird - I tend to wake up fully around 10am, so should I try to keep resetting my 'clock' to the average work day timing or should I just give up and go with what my body tells me to do?
Kinda makes stop and think about how more effective you could be at doing your job or just about anything if you were to follow your circadian rhythm instead of following the societal norm.
I wonder does this mean I can convince my boss to shift my work hours?
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I remember hearing about this study a few months ago when it was released. Although the research is staggering, I still have a hard time believing it. Perhaps it is just because I fall into the early bird category and therefore feel a need to defend it!
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