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If left to my own devices I'll tend to go to bed towards 3-4am, plus sometimes I'll be anxious and gloomy in the mornings and my mood will pick up during the day, which makes me thing I'm a natural night owl.

However, the most productive times in my life have most definitely been when waking up and getting to work early. I don't like working at night, just slacking off.

I've read a lot of articles in this vein, but I never see myself quite represented.

Anyone else in a similar boat?



I am simular enough in the sense that if I can make it to the office early in the morning (usually from just not bothering to try sleep anymore) I can get a lot done because of the solitude, I focus a lot more when left alone with no distractions, which probably adds to the mental energy at night preventing sleep.

Of course there is a limit though and tend to eventually crash. Which is not healthy at all either.


I'm pretty similar. Left to my own devices, I usually go to sleep between 2-3AM. I definitely relate to the feeling of anxiety and gloom in the mornings. My mood picks up as the day goes on but I think it may also have to do with a few factors in my routine (coffee, using a daylight lamp, etc).




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