The early bird gets the worm, but the night owl gets the mental edge. A study of 26,000 people finds people with evening chronotypes scored higher on intelligence, reasoning, and memory tests. Have workplaces caught on? https://lnkd.in/diGrXbFv
Kathy Husser
3w
Following your natural body clock for your best performance.
Fred Ross
1w
I fully agree with the finding that “sleep quality”, rather than time of day, is the key. No, company workplaces have not caught on or adjusted as much as they could / should.
For those interested, "night owls" might have some "regrets" (there is a very good book on this topic) regarding their long-term health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831322005415 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398422001506 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07420528.2023.2256899 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X19301599 https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/4/487
It's just one aspect.We need to consider multiple dimensions when "judging" people based on chronotypes. I can switch to one that suits me better, but i prefer to stay in "night owl" mode.
Recently, I "needed" a panic attack to realize this. To realize that I was constantly working against my chronotype -- and messing with my natural sleep rhythm. Getting up around 6-7AM, only to being unable to fall asleep by 2-3AM. (Weekends weren't *surprise* enough to catch up on lost sleep.) From the article above: "Going to bed late is strongly associated with creative types. Artists, authors and musicians known to be night owls include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James Joyce, Kanye West and Lady Gaga." Guess it's fitting that I'm transitioning into a more creative field of work by next month.
Oh lawd … What am I supposed to do now? Up at 455am 1 cup of bulletproof coffee Cold plunge Hot sauna Journal Sauna Protein breakfast Hustle Lunch Hustle No meetings Meetings Journal some more Internment fast No tv Read another book And now continue Until midnight. Is sleep even a thing?! lol - the wisdom of someone else’s routine is not wisdom!
That's a Reset in thinking. People should work when they are most energized, and we all have different rhythms. Companies are still on an old leadership model it will take them decades to catch up if they still exist at all.
No, workplaces have not caught on but being able to work remote has helped.
Jim Samuel
3w
The early worm gets eaten. I bought into the early riser routine for a bit. But throughout my life, I have always done better written in the evening. I stopped fighting it and now I work the way that feels best to me. The funny thing is that I still wake up by 6:30 a.m. but I don't start to write until late afternoon or evening.
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3wWish this study was published when I was a kid, and my parent read it :)