I searched quite a few webpages, some says that it is beneficial (as the one I cite), some say that it is bad, especially if a person is genetically a night owl, and I suspect that websites as Fortune, Virgin, Forbes, etc. have an interest to say people that they should wake up earlier and work harder. Anyway, Harvard medical school and some researches also recommends getting up earlier (and going to bed earlier). But it seems that there is not so much scientific references about it. What are your thoughts?
“If you’re rolling out of bed at 8:30 a.m. to get to work at 9, chances are, you’re not going to arrive ready to do your best work.”
Now I understand why Business Insider posted this lol. “Muh workers less productive”
But yeah, there’s a grain of truth that waking up early is good for your body, health, and sleep, which is an extremely important function for your body, especially your brain. Receiving a few “doses” of Vitamin D from sun exposure early in the morning also improves your sleep later in the day, aside from small improvements in your mood. Sleeping at dawn or early in the morning can expose you to sunlight which affects negatively your body’s production of melatonin, which is an essential component for a healthy sleep
I don’t think there’s such a thing as a “genetic night owl”. If you travel to other countries, your body gradually but surely adapts to the local time. If your body is able to adapt to other countries time zones, then adapting to a morning routine is also possible.
This makes sense. I am not sure whether “night owl” / “early bird” categories really exist, but some of articles and YT films suggested that. Anyway, I am attracted to the claim that it is matter of one’s habit, and waking up time can be changed with some initial effort.
I only say this because I was a “night owl” myself, I loved the silence of the dawn and was usually awake after 2AM and more. I learned to wake up early over time and I love waking up early every day, even when I have nothing to do in a day