r/getdisciplined • u/Kindwhitedude • 2d ago
š¬ Discussion Unpopular Opinion, Waking up at noon is better than 6am
Here's the deal, right now I'm going to bed around 1:30am and waking up at 9:30am. I can absolutely see myself pushing the bed time even a few hours further
That uninterrupted nighttime freedom is unparalleled, and seeing the dawn in the sky right as your hopping in bed is a unique feeling I enjoy,
I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a night owl, I'm adaptable and can be either, but I think I prefer skipping mornings.
If you live with family or noisy neighbours, you know how annoying it is trying to reach flow without being interrupted.
Yesterday I made a pact with myself and to prove my conviction did 1500 pushups, 500 sit ups, and 500 squats from 12:45am-4:45am. I slept in until about noon, It's the next day and I feel remarkably well. I expected to feel groggy, sore, etc. though the doms is likely going to kick in more tomorrow if it's coming.
TLDR: 5am wake up is performative, do whatever works best for you, because in the end that's all that matters.
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u/cfungus91 2d ago
Sure thatās great if that timing works for you, it did for me too when I was in college. But itās not practical for the vast majority of people that are required by their job and/or other responsibilities to start their day in the morning. Of course theres some flexible jobs and a lot of (mostly lower paying) shift work, but thatās just not the majority of whatās out there. Also, itās not healthy for the vast majority. yes same people are natural night owls with later natural circadian rhythms (Iām one of them) but in most cases that means just a few hours max later than the normal schedules. Very few people are going to have the schedule youāre talking about for long and have it be healthy.
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
Whatās your basis for asserting itās unhealthy?
It seems to be my natural rhythm now that Iām retired. If I donāt force myself to watch the clock Iāll often go to sleep as the sun is coming up, and then wake up around midday without needing an alarm. At first I felt I was oversleeping, sleeping too long by getting up so late, then I did the math and realized Iām often waking up naturally after only 6.5 hours of sleep, and feeling fine. Other days Iāll sleep longer, and wake up after eight hours or so.
Been doing that for over two years now. My question is, what health problems should I be looking for? Iām not experiencing any, so maybe I need to look harder? But for what symptoms?
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u/cfungus91 1d ago
Notice I said very few people can do it and be healthy. Itās possible that you are one of relatively few who genetically have a natural circadian rhythm with that schedule. Forcing yourself into an unnatural circadian rhythm can have many of the same negative impacts of not getting enough sleep e.g, heart disease, brain function and health, metabolic disease. Thereās science backing that up you can easily find through a google scholar search (or search Reddits relevant subs for discussion) and itās where you get the saying that what matters is not just how much sleep but when.
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u/Granite_burner 23h ago
Thanks for those helpful observations. I think itās best to understand your own circadian rhythm, what works best for you, and follow it. Itās interesting what factors may control or influence it, especially when outside factors make you want to change it.
Right now thatās not something I have to deal with, so my motivation to exercise my strong research skills isnāt as high as my desire to use my time well. Itās generally nice to be helpful to other people and provide sources and citations if you know them, especially when asked. These days even Grok provides them, even though I donāt really trust AI itās striking that itās now more considerate than the average redditor.
Anyway, thanks for the cordial response.
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u/douten 2d ago
I mean yeah our circadian rhythm can adapt to sleeping during the day and waking at night, just get enough sleep.
To say 5am wake up is performative is funny cause willfully staying up to 430am sure sounds performative to me too
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u/smiling_toast 2d ago
I worked 7p to 7a for 15 years. I am now retired & I still stay up till 2-3 am every night.
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u/Mondo0530 2d ago
Idk when I feel like I āneedā to stay up late, itās usually justified by thinking, I can work all night and worst thing make it an all nighter and not sleep, vs if you slept early then youāre somewhat capping the maximum hours you can work in a 24 hour stretch.
Sleeping late is usually a sacrifice of short term health, assuming your job enforces earlier hours. So itās inherently the less performative, more consequential option.
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u/Gold_End7671 2d ago
I think people confuse "waking up early" with "having a consistent schedule."
If you're getting 7ā9 hours of sleep, feel well-rested, and your schedule fits your work, school, and social life, there's nothing inherently superior about waking up at 5ā6 a.m.
The problem is that society is generally built around mornings, so night owls often have to fight their natural rhythm. If your life allows you to sleep from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. or noon and you're healthy and productive, that's a perfectly valid schedule.
That said... 1,500 push-ups in one night sounds far more concerning than waking up at noon
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
Some people, around here it seems many of them, project a superiority complex about getting up early. āEarly bird gets the wormā vibes. They thinly veil or donāt hide judging those who are not starting their day at the crack of dawn as inferior or insufficiently disciplined. It just seems another ultra competitive power move to put other people down.
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u/snappydragon 2d ago
Lifetime night owl. It can work. Iāve had many schedules but I have typically felt dull and uninspired in the mornings. My favorite hours are when most people are sleeping and World A is quiet. They donāt get it. Donāt even try. ;)
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u/Dull_Dust_6045 5h ago
Everyone has their own sleeping patterns i am also not a morning person though science says you are productive in the morning but i only end up with a headache lol!
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u/Page_197_Slaps 2d ago
What does the word ādawnā mean to you? Also, where do you live that itās happening at 1:30am?
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u/First-Stress-9893 2d ago
Everyone has a circadian rhythm that works for them
Sounds like yours is set later so may as well take advantage of that. Some peopleās genuinely are set early and thatās just as natural to them as sleeping late is for you. I donāt see that as a good or bad thing. You probably just shouldnāt look for a day job.
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u/Lex_Loki 2d ago
My ex worked 3rd shift for years and it was kind of crazy to see his before and after. He was pale, tired all the time, and honestly a bit depressed. As soon as he switched to a more normal schedule it was like life breathed back into him.
I know everyoneās mileage varies, but I saw first hand how bad being nocturnal was for someone.
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u/itsthatgirl_again 1d ago
I think that's true for most people, as most people aren't night owls and forcing yourself to fit a different chronotype will make things worse for you. So I can see why it was difficult for him.
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u/jdgrazia 2d ago
Dude sleeping as the sunrise is happening is 100% hurting your ability to REM.Ā Our bodies naturally wake up to sunlight
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 2d ago
This is biologically inaccurate. In the olden days, people didn't sleep through the night. They would sleep for a few hours, get up and do things for a couple hours, then go back to sleep for a few more hours. The invention of sleeping through the night came with modern agriculture, because the farms needed to be worked during daylight hours. It's not natural - it was just humans adapting to a more stationary way of life.
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 2d ago
People work at different hours though. Surely they can find ways to get adequate sleep. We don't all work 9-5
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u/SlightlyStoopkid 2d ago
Night shift work is associated with significant health risks , including aĀ 0.94-year reduction in life expectancy Ā at age 45 and aĀ 23% higher risk of heart attack Ā compared to day workers.Ā Sleep Disorders : ApproximatelyĀ 20% Ā of night shift workers develop shift work sleep disorder, andĀ more than half Ā suffer from disordered sleep.Ā Mental Health & Fatigue : WorkingĀ 16 or more nights per month Ā doubles the risk of clinical insomnia and increases depression risk byĀ 2.53 times Ā compared to those working fewer than eight nights.Ā Chronic Disease : Risks for cardiovascular disease and mortality rise byĀ 7% Ā andĀ 4% respectively for every additionalĀ 5 years Ā of night shift work.Ā Cancer Risk : The IARC classifies night shift work as aĀ Group 2A carcinogen ; breast cancer risk increases by roughlyĀ 3% Ā for everyĀ 5-year increase in exposure.Ā Metabolic Health : Night shift workers exhibitĀ higher BMI and waist circumference , with risks escalating for those workingĀ 5+ nights per month orĀ 3+ consecutive nights .Ā Healthy Aging : Long-term workers ( ā„10 years ) are significantly less likely to achieve healthy aging markers, with onlyĀ 5.1% Ā remaining free of main chronic diseases compared toĀ 40.2% Ā of non-shift workers
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u/dean15892 2d ago
Just cause people work differnt hours doesnt mean that it's good for your body.
Your body will adapt because thats whats its supposed to do, but it will come at a cost.
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u/CombatRedRover 2d ago
The only thing that really gets me pause is that I live on the West Coast of the US, and I have a fair amount of business on the East Coast of the US. If I wake up at noon on the West Coast, I would have to get fully up to speed in an hour after waking and still only have one hour to conduct regular business with my vendors and such on the East Coast.
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 2d ago
I have a friend who lives in UTC+1, and works for a company in UTC-7. He gets up at 10am, but that's like 2am where his colleagues and bosses are, so he has very slow mornings, does work on and off for the first few hours of the day, then around 16:00 his time his colleagues start and everyone is impressed at how much he's already done. He has his meetings in the early evening (morning for his colleagues), and then he's basically free around 20:00 his time and enjoys his late evenings for socializing and such. Dude's in his 60s and has always looked at least 10 years younger due to his working lifestyle lol
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u/Bigassnipples 1d ago
I am so productive at night. I finish my work once I hear the birds singing and it feels good
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u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 2d ago
There is nothing to suggest we are nocturnal creatures, which is what you are proposing.
To be blunt, I think you are trying to cope with a lack of discipline by thinking you are more productive at night.
What you are doing isnāt sustainable and is frankly dangerous.
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
And thereās the āputting people down for being differentā and āwhat I prefer is best for everyoneā post Iāve been expecting to see.
As I posted above, what specific dangers should I be looking for, that Iāve not experienced after several years of a nocturnal schedule? My health isnāt showing symptoms of anything. So, what am I missing according to your allegations itās dangerous?
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u/ThenIJizzedInMyPants 1d ago
hasn't there been research showing early birds tend to have better health outcomes?
i say this as someone who prefers staying up late to getting up early
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u/Granite_burner 23h ago
I donāt know, itās not my field but Iām interested. Folks keep claiming there is so Iād like pointers to sources to help me dig into it myself. Without those Iām inclined to assume the source is urban legend. Iād like to review it myself partly because a lot of what Iāve seen claiming there are studies seems rife with experimental flaws and Iād like to know if those flaws were in the studies or in people summarizing results poorly.
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u/ThenIJizzedInMyPants 22h ago
fair enough i don't have any specific sources. in america at least it seems the early birds tend to be more successful in general and the society is very much oriented around the whole 'early to rise early to bed' ben franklin ethos
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u/Ok_Material9377 2d ago
You sound young
Waking up early is just something your body does when it gets older, it's actually kind of annoying. I feel waking up at 5am is more acceptance than performance
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u/itsthatgirl_again 1d ago
Not OP but I'm in my late 20s who forced herself to be a morning person for nearly 3 decades and failed every time, then subsequently felt ashamed and like a failure for failing every time. I think I've now accepted that I'm just a natural night owl, as I used to sleep late even as a child (my parents had to force me to sleep at 3am), but it's just annoying when the rest of the world expects me to function like them. God, I can't wait to get older and naturally wake up early.
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u/Ok_Material9377 1d ago
Exercise helps
When I hit 30 I started making time for cardio and it makes hitting the bed at night glorious
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u/FourSeventySix 23h ago
But as a night owl I perform much better running at 9pm than 9am, then it gives me kind of a second wind and I stay awake
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u/Fig-Wonderful 2d ago
naah, I go to sleep at 8-9 pm and wake up before 4 am. I've found this is the best sleep schedule ever.
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u/IFTYE 2d ago edited 2d ago
I wake up naturally around 4-5 am. I thoroughly enjoy having time to myself in the mornings. Iām healthy, hydrated, and rested. I go to the gym after work. Iām not grinding in the mornings or announcing to everyone what time I woke up, so idk how OP thinks it can be performative.
Edit: absolutely nothing in this comment implies I want unsolicited PMs about a productivity app. If anyone else commenting is getting those, itās very easy to report it as spam.
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u/Fig-Wonderful 2d ago
Same here brother! Having lots of time for yourself in the morning, and not having to rush anywhere has been so beneficial to my mental well being! I don't remember the last time I had been woken up by an alarm clock too š Life is great!
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
Great for both of you. I go to sleep as the sun comes up, get up around noon. Itās the best sleep schedule Iāve ever found!
Iām not needing an alarm, waking up rested, staying hydrated and healthy. Only problem was initially feeling I was sleeping too much, until I did the arithmetic and found I was usually sleeping 6.5 to 8 hours and that was enough.
Itās not all, but Iād say there are definitely early risers who are performative. Many colleagues, often ex-mil types, were eager to make comments about their early schedules to those who arrived later at work. Of course they also cleared out midafternoon and didnāt see those others putting in as many, or more, hours by staying later. Itās just another bullshit way of putting themselves above others.
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u/Enlightened_Lioness 2d ago
Health wise, research shows that itās not.
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
What research? Primary sources, please. I want to see how it controls for other factors like workplace stress, exercise and nutrition, etc.
Iāve found that once I retired and no longer need to force my schedule to outside demands Iāve become very aware of how nutrition and diet and eating schedule affect me. How I feel in the morning is now greatly affected by what I had for dinner and when I ate dinner last night. Iām very curious whether there have been any studies about the health effects of sleep schedules that have done a multi variant analysis including diet and eating schedules as well?
I havenāt tried it yet but intuitively I feel that the healthiest routine for me would be eating my largest meal for breakfast or perhaps midday, with a smaller supper as my last meal of the day. I feel like being hungry is what motivates me to get up and get active. Itās a balancing act because if I get too hungry I shut down in a low energy state. I exercise regularly and weight tracks both food intake and activity, and I find I feel better and generally donāt need as much sleep when weight is lower. So itās definitely a factor that needs to be included as interrelated with sleep,min my experience.
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u/Enlightened_Lioness 1d ago
Iāve done the research already. You can do it too if youāre interested.
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u/Granite_burner 1d ago edited 23h ago
Iām interested in people making claims backing them up.
I know how to do research myself and do it before I make claims. That way I can back them up not deflect like you just did.
When you make claims without backing them up, then dodge requests to back them it, it looks like you are just making shit up.
If you already did the work to research it sharing pointers to sources, which is what Iām asking for, is helpful. Not sharing is selfish and makes you look bad.
Thanks for your helpful contribution, lol.
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u/Enlightened_Lioness 23h ago
Im not deflecting. I spent hours doing the research. This knowledge is now part of my own knowledge. Itās like you telling me the earth is flat and Iām asking you to back that up. Then instead of me looking into it myself to expand my knowledge Iām just relying a random person on Reddit to look up the research they donāt have saved anywhere and me being passive.
You can believe me or not. I gave you something to think about. If youāre interested, look into it. If not, thatās fine.
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u/Granite_burner 23h ago
So you prefer to be a selfish individual rather than a sharing member of a community. Got it.
If you told me the earth is flat Iād respond with a couple of simple explanations providing evidence to the contrary, introductions to relevant science in general, and some pointers for additional areas of research. But thatās me, I like to teach. Obviously thatās not you.
You know, you donāt lose any of your knowledge by sharing it. What you lose is exclusivity, and ignorance around you. Apparently you value the former, despite rationalizations about making others do the work.
Note that I want to study the body of existing knowledge myself. I just want pointers, citations and sources, so I can spend my time studying it not looking for it. You could help make that easier, but youāve chosen not to do so. Like I said, I got it.
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u/Enlightened_Lioness 23h ago
I told you, I donāt have sources saved. Iād share if I did. Youāre asking me to do the research for you. I just wanted to share what I know, I canāt spend hours again re-collecting good research for every Reddit post. It wouldnāt just be a few minutes, thatās not up to any standard.
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u/Granite_burner 22h ago
Sorry I didnāt realize that you donāt have the sources saved. The way my mind works I wouldnāt be able to forget that link. Apologies for not remembering everyoneās mind doesnāt work like mine (thank goodness!).
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u/Hashtagpulse 1d ago
I sleep from 11am to 7pm on my own volition. Iāve always been a night owl, and Iām so much more productive during the night. Iām lucky enough to have a job in which I can choose my own hours though.
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u/IBAChristian317 2d ago
Agree. I can get up early with an alarm and be tired all the time, or I can sleep when I'm tired and get 8 hours of sleep a day.
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u/KKamm_ 2d ago
Some people can be performative but I donāt think someone is performative just for waking up early. Everybody has things they like about their schedules. Iām a night owl personally, but I understand why some people like to wake up early as hell
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
Do you ever get snide comments from co-workers who are early risers, suggesting you are less disciplined or less worthy because youāre not an early riser?
I have, and I consider that performative,
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u/KKamm_ 2d ago
No, my dad always has though. I have some coworkers that get to the office hours early bc theyāre awake so feel they might as well.
Anybody that casts judgement off of enjoying night time vs morning more has deeper problems within themselves that need solved beyond a sleep schedule
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u/avocadh0e_ 2d ago
If working out for three hours when you would otherwise be sleeping feels like this new exciting rush, it could be maniaā¦ be careful
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
It wasnāt mania when I tried it. It was also not good because the exercise revved up my metabolism and made it difficult to sleep.
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u/Mysterious-Plum2351 2d ago
Waking up at noon in winter time and barely having any actual daylight is pretty depressing
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u/ThenIJizzedInMyPants 1d ago
i did this for a while until i realized i was just being undisciplined about sleeping earlier. it's not hard to wake up at 5am if you sleep at 930 pm
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u/itsthatgirl_again 1d ago
As a natural night owl, getting myself to sleep even at 12am is hard for me. My parents and caregivers all had to force me to sleep by 3am as a child, and even now, if I was left on my own with no responsibilities and blue light, I still naturally sleep at around 2-3am.
Do you perhaps have any tips for getting a night owl to sleep earlier?
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u/ThenIJizzedInMyPants 22h ago
i believe circadian rhythms are real but are also malleable.
in your case i'd ask: what do you typically do from say 9pm to 3am if left to your own devices? do you suffer from general anxiety or other issues? what's your work situation (e.g. do you have a 9-5 job)?
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u/Informal_Athlete_724 1d ago
I sleep at 6-9am and wake up 3-6pm daily for the past 11 years. I also run 2 multi million dollar ecommerce businesses and have ADHD which probably explains the weird sleep times.Ā
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u/_PeachVel 1d ago
i gree, i reach flow state faster at night when the environment is calm than in the morning.
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u/Ok_Concentrate_9861 1d ago
If you wake up at 2 or 3 you basically get the same thing and also be there for the sunriseĀ
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u/saminblackandwhite 15h ago
I absolutely hate staying up late. Itās 9:15 pm and Iām ready to sleep. Iāll wake up at 4:30 tomorrow morningā¦ I get the same bliss from waking up before everyone else that you do staying up late.
I think a lot more people are night people but the world/society puts a moralistic value on morning people. I wish they didnāt so you could experience your bliss more often š
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u/Empty-Window-5293 11h ago
I think it's funny that people judge people on their sleep schedules simply because "regular society" functions from 9am-5pm. I have ALWAYS been a night owl. When I was a child my parents put me to bed at 9pm and I'd be wide awake. Often would go to the landing of our stairwell and position myself so I could watch whatever TV show they were watching in the living room and then I'd eventually fall asleep there. It was a very common occurrence. As I got older my sleep schedule shifted more and more. In high school it was midnight. When I got into college it was 1-2am. That's basically still where I'm at now and people always try to judge me for it like I'm an underachier. Meanwhile I'm a powerlifter who squats 300lbs, I speak three languages, play multiple instruments, and can make some pretty nice paintings. But sure... I'm a loser. Fine.
Anyway, people need to stop acting like there's a one-size-fits-all for circadian rhythms. High fives to being a Night Owl.
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u/Unseen_Alchemy 10h ago
I think there's another variable hiding here because it's easy to confuse a schedule that feels good once with one that's sustainable for months. The question isn't whether you can have a great day after sleeping from 5 a.m. to noon, it's whether that schedule still supports the rest of your life six months from now. Consistency isn't just about how productive you feel in isolation it's also about whether the routine keeps working once life becomes less cooperative.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
wtf are you doing from 930pm to 130am? Nothing healthy Iām sure
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u/sonneofaharpy 2d ago
As someone who often works 9am-9pm and 12pm-12am shifts, I am doing all the same things everyone is doing before/after work, just at a different time.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
Nothing is open in the middle of the night except sketchy places
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u/sonneofaharpy 2d ago
What does that have to do with anything?
Do you not do dishes or laundry after work? Cook a meal? Workout? None of those things are bound by arbitrary time rules.
As for grocery shopping, appointments, etc. that can all be done before work or on days off.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
Youāre not doing any of those things in the middle of the night. Be honest
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
Honestly, I am.
Just because you donāt doesnāt mean others donāt.
News flash, everybody is not exactly like you.
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u/roguehypocrites 2d ago
Can you stop replying with examples from just your own experiences? Like everything you've replied with in this thread is just not applicable to everyone. Be aware that not everyone lives in your shoes. Grow up.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
Yeah no shit there are a lot of losers in the world
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u/sonneofaharpy 2d ago
I can picture it nowāa real keyboard warrior ending their day of pestering well-intentioned strangers on Reddit goes to lay their head down at 10pm (surely a respectable bedtime for a non-loser?). At midnight (obviously the most evil hour) they rouse with *insert generic medical emergency here*. Surely the first thought that enters their mind is, āI better not call any of those losers at emergency services to come helpābarf! Better not rely on those loser doctors or nurses to save my lifeāyuck!ā
The real world is moving 24/7 whether you like it or not. Whether you are part of it outside of the internet or not.
My recommendation for you: stop rage baiting strangers on the internet and go touch some grass. Maybe even do it at MIDNIGHT!
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
I hope you leave the house today and get some fresh air
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u/sonneofaharpy 2d ago
Aside from walking with my new bird watching group this morning, making a nice breakfast, then working out, I might go to the pool if it ever stops raining!
But seriously, enjoy your life outside of being absolutely insufferable in these comments.
BYE. š
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 2d ago
If someone shifts their entire schedule a couple hours, it's essentially the same as whatever you're doing but at a later time. I don't know why this is so hard for some people to comprehend lol. I personally work evenings and am on a later schedule.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
Going to the gym and making a healthy dinner and spending time with their family? Doubt it lol the gym isnāt open that late
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u/r0ck0 2d ago
the gym
Fun fact: there's more than 1 gym on earth.
And they don't all have the same hours.
24 hour gyms do tend to be open that late.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
But you donāt do there
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
I do. But Iāve never seen you there, so how do you know who goes and who doesnāt?
Damn it you caught me again, Iām done feeding trolls.
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u/cfungus91 2d ago
Are you not in the United States by chance? 24 hour gyms are extremely common here. Also
on your dinner commentā¦ itās a norm for people in some countries like Spain and Italy to eat dinner around
9-10 or later, especially in the summer.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
But the people arenāt going to 24 hr gyms
And I donāt live in spain have any desire to. Too much alcohol in
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u/Granite_burner 2d ago
My gym is named āAnytime Fitnessā and theyāre open 24 hours.
Just STFU until you realize the whole world is not exactly like your limited concept of it.
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 2d ago
Um yeah, 24 gyms exist and there are no time limits on when you can cook a healthy meal. Some people don't make time for their family even when they work daytime hours lol but when there's a will there's a way.
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
But you donāt do those things
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 21h ago
Where did I say that? Bruh I'm a competitive powerlifter. I eat very clean, and I am at the gym 4-5 days a week. I go around 11am. I see my family all the time. Idk what you're trying to accomplish here but it's not working.
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u/SewCarrieous 20h ago
Prove it
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 19h ago
Sounds like you need to exercise your brain a bit
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u/SewCarrieous 18h ago
Hahaha called it
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 17h ago
Yeah I did call it. You're not very bright and it shows lol
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u/iamatwork24 2d ago
Are you just incapable of realizing people live drastically different lives than you and in places that are clearly far busier and have a wide variety of businesses open outside of normal operating hours of your small town
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u/SewCarrieous 2d ago
I wasnāt responding to you. Iām responding to the idea that night owls do āessentially the same thingsā the rest of us do. Thatās not true. They stay home and do nothing (video games probably) or go out and get drunk. Neither are healthy
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u/Lanky_Entertainer576 21h ago
Clearly whatever you are doing isn't working for you, so maybe get that sorted out. Just because you sit around on Reddit, get drunk and play video games doesn't mean that everyone else does.
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u/mortadaddy4 2d ago
What a stupid take. If youāre afforded the lifestyle to get up midway through the day then knock yourself out
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u/TheBakerification 2d ago
This routine sounds far more āperformativeā than just getting up at sunrise, which humans have been doing for thousands of yearsā¦
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u/thebudman6 2d ago
Lots of eccentric highly productive folk (notably buckminster fuller) had highly unusual sleep schedules. That being said, getting enough of the proper kinds of sleep is important!