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What I don't like are the "solutions" they propose: noise? use earplugs, light? use curtains. Well I will not be able to sleep if I have something in my ears an

by GoToRO 9y ago

What I don't like are the "solutions" they propose: noise? use earplugs, light? use curtains. Well I will not be able to sleep if I have something in my ears and if you pull the curtains then you can no longer wake up naturally with the Sun. How about changing your lifestyle so that you can have silence and dark during the night and light in the morning without any "devices". You might have to quit your job :)

icebraining 9y ago
So other people should change their jobs because you can't sleep with earplugs? Seems like a curious way to see the world. Regarding light, if you want morning sunlight, motorized curtains with a timer are cheaper than moving.
- cup-of-tea 9y ago
  He didn't say that other people should change their jobs for him. He said they should change their jobs instead of having to sleep with earplugs or curtains. But I think he fails to realise that many people live in very different environments to him.
cup-of-tea 9y ago
I doubt that you wake up naturally with the Sun. Where I live the difference between Winter sunrise and Summer sunrise is about 6 hours. Most people keep more regular hours throughout the year.
- WingH 9y ago
  Me too. I always tend to wake up the exact same time (right down to the minute) every single morning, no matter how early or late I sleep. And I don’t set an alarm clock and use blackout curtain.
musage 9y ago
Some people have to work at night so you don't have to.
Broken_Hippo 9y ago
"Wake up naturally with the sun" 1. I've never done this. Not as a child, not as a teen, and not as an adult. I'm nearly 40. I can get myself to wake between 9 and 10 with an alarm, 11 or noon without. 2. I live too far north for this to be reasonable. December days are around 4.5 hours long. Summer nights don't actually get dark here. The sun goes down and stays just below the horizon, so there is a few hours of twilight. You can read outside if the sky is clear.
stordoff 9y ago
According to [1], the difference between between winter and summer where I live is rather severe -- varying from 12 hours night and 7.5 hours daylight in winter to zero hours of night (I've read outside with no artificial light in those conditions - there's still quite a lot of light) and 17 hours of daylight in summer. Sunrise varies from 4:30am to 8:30am. I'm not sure most lifestyles can manage that sort of swing through the year. [1] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield

by GoToRO 9y ago

icebraining 9y ago

So other people should change their jobs because you can't sleep with earplugs? Seems like a curious way to see the world. Regarding light, if you want morning sunlight, motorized curtains with a timer are cheaper than moving.

cup-of-tea 9y ago
He didn't say that other people should change their jobs for him. He said they should change their jobs instead of having to sleep with earplugs or curtains. But I think he fails to realise that many people live in very different environments to him.

cup-of-tea 9y ago

I doubt that you wake up naturally with the Sun. Where I live the difference between Winter sunrise and Summer sunrise is about 6 hours. Most people keep more regular hours throughout the year.

WingH 9y ago
Me too. I always tend to wake up the exact same time (right down to the minute) every single morning, no matter how early or late I sleep. And I don’t set an alarm clock and use blackout curtain.

musage 9y ago

Some people have to work at night so you don't have to.

Broken_Hippo 9y ago

"Wake up naturally with the sun" 1. I've never done this. Not as a child, not as a teen, and not as an adult. I'm nearly 40. I can get myself to wake between 9 and 10 with an alarm, 11 or noon without. 2. I live too far north for this to be reasonable. December days are around 4.5 hours long. Summer nights don't actually get dark here. The sun goes down and stays just below the horizon, so there is a few hours of twilight. You can read outside if the sky is clear.

stordoff 9y ago

According to [1], the difference between between winter and summer where I live is rather severe -- varying from 12 hours night and 7.5 hours daylight in winter to zero hours of night (I've read outside with no artificial light in those conditions - there's still quite a lot of light) and 17 hours of daylight in summer. Sunrise varies from 4:30am to 8:30am. I'm not sure most lifestyles can manage that sort of swing through the year. [1] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield