Whether you’re a night owl who would rather sleep the morning away or an early birdie who hates staying up late, your preferred sleep schedule can reveal a whole lot about your personality, and that’s based on science, not assumption. I wouldn’t describe myself as a morning person. I can get up early enough, but it takes me some time to adjust. I’m not instantly energized, ready to greet the day, but I don’t like to stay up too late, either. The no-sleep study subjects weren’t allowed to have any coffee or alcohol while they were in the midst of the experiment. Throughout the 24 hours, they filled out questionnaires about how awake or sleepy they felt. In addition, the participants were asked about their sleep patterns, how awake they felt, and how well they had functioned the previous week. By analyzing the study’s subjects’ energy levels through the 24-hour period and their reports about their functioning the week before, Putlog and his team were able to identify four distinct groups. Depending on which category you fall into can determine different personality traits, energy levels, and even productivity! Night owls, or evening people, are most productive in the late morning and late evening and are at their most alert around 6 p.m. Owls like to get up late and don’t really get going until it’s dark out. College students tend to be owls and enjoy their caffeinated beverages by the gallon. Owls (on average) go to bed two hours later than Larks. the owl chronotype also tends to value authenticity in not only their creative pursuits but also in people. Psychology Today noted that owls score higher on measures of self-transcendence, meaning they are the most artistic and creative of the different sleep schedules. Unfortunately, because you’re always thinking, dreaming, and creating, you also tend to procrastinate, something larks definitely prefer not to do. While there’s no official bird name for this kind of sleeper, hummingbirds might work, as they’re energetic in both the morning and the evening, and get by on 7.5 hours of sleep, 30 minutes less than everybody else. You might think that someone with energy this high is on speed, but it’s just how they roll. According to the research, hummingbirds make up most of the population because most people fall somewhere in between the lark and the owl. This sleep chronotype is flexible and can perform well in both morning and evening. Productivity seems to peak in the late morning, but there is often that afternoon dip where you just feel sluggish and ready to throw in the towel.
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