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Wish I could find studies on peak performance times based on when a person awakes naturally or their sleep time frames.
Reason I state that is, worked every shift and adapted to the late shift. Found that no matter the shift there was a four hour peak performance where ' in the zone' was Transpiring. Usually it was two hours after awakening.
Even now be it a workday or not I find that the first two hours are slow to generate the umph,! To start tasks ..
By no means am I eager to be that early riser , 5:30 am is not my cup of tea. Only do it when visiting foreign areas and take in those sunrises .. the mist over mountains with the sun peaking over the horizon centers things . Otherwise just enjoy the 24 hrs given. Life genuinely is brief.
Well I'm a night owl. I don't do mornings. My usual bed time is about 3am although I've been known to stay up all night. That's why I worked the pm and night shift. It's just the way I'm wired.
Late night grocery shopping is awesome. Unfortunately, in my area since the pandemic hit, I don't have the option.
That is something I noticed when I moved from northern New Jersey about sixty miles south to the much-disputed "Central Jersey" area.
NO supermarkets are open all night. NO diners are open all night, either. I think the convenience stores, at least 7-11, still are.
I remember going shopping with an older sister when we shared an apartment for a year. We got two sets of coupons, and we went to the supermarket at 3 a.m. and bought two of everything that was on sale.
Late night grocery shopping is awesome. Unfortunately, in my area since the pandemic hit, I don't have the option.
So true. My life has turned into me never needing to wait in lines or be stuck in traffic and I love it!!! Having “off hours” is a joy that many would not appreciate but it’s great for introverts and those easily over stimulated.
I apologize if I misunderstood, but what do you mean by "bent" then? To me, it came off as a very negative connotation in thus case. Bent means to be very determined or super stubborn about doing something, so it does read as once people reach certain age they should go to bed at 9pm, and get up at 5am, and if they don't they are just being crazy and stubborn, and you are wondering why are these people so obsessed with doing that when they shouldn't. I think it's normal to become more responsible with age, and of course, it would be stupid to stay up till 3am when you have to get up at 6am to go to work, but if your work schedule allows you to sleep in, you work from home or self employed or retired, why not just have the sleeping schedule that works for you? And this would be different to everyone, I do know people in their 20s who get to bed at 9-10pm, I just don't think it's the age thing.
Someone who feels compelled to stay up late for no apparent reason, night after night?
I was way more familiar with it in my teens and 20s, when going to bed before 11pm seemed to be a crime.
But now in our 40s and 50s I wonder what the compulsion is. FOMO? Sleep cycle issues?
Interested in thoughts.
If they’re ‘compelled’ or ‘bent’ on doing so, I’d say it has to do with a mental health issue; depression, bipolar, anxiety and psychosis can cause insomnia or sleep disturbances. It’s certainly different than one who wants to sleep (and maintains a regular sleep schedule, more or less) but can’t or those of us who only stay up past 11 or 11:30 on the weekend because there is a reason to do so.
At 50, I now see (and appreciate) the difference a good night’s sleep makes whereas in my twenties and thirties, I didn’t. Even then, though, I wasn’t ‘compelled’ or ‘bent’ on staying up late; I just prioritized my social (and work) life whereas now I’m more inclined to make it home earlier, as a whole.
If they’re ‘compelled’ or ‘bent’ on doing so, I’d say it has to do with a mental health issue; depression, bipolar, anxiety and psychosis can cause insomnia or sleep disturbances.
All we know about the person is that he or she DOES stay up late and OP doesn't like it. It's only OP's bias suggesting that it's a "compulsion" or dysfunctional.
All we know about the person is that he or she DOES stay up late and OP doesn't like it. It's only OP's bias suggesting that it's a "compulsion" or dysfunctional.
Right, we don’t know one way or the other; I simply responded to the OP’s question as written. That said, healthy adults recognize the need for regular sleep (at least most nights) relative to daily work and optimal functioning; they would not choose to stay up all hours of the night (on a regular basis).
...healthy adults recognize the need for regular sleep (at least most nights) relative to daily work and optimal functioning; they would not choose to stay up all hours of the night (on a regular basis).
This mysterious person may be retired or unemployed or do shift work. We have no reason to believe he or she isn't getting a full 8 hours of sleep out of 24.
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. Otherwise just enjoy the 24 hrs given. Life genuinely is brief.
