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How about just get kids to go to bed earlier?

• justwalt 7y ago
  I’m sure someone has previously had the thought.
• lukifer 7y ago
  There's evidence that some people are biologically pre-disposed towards waking up late, aka "owls" [0]. During adolescence, the tendency for delayed sleep phase rises to 7-16% [1], though it drops down to 1 in 600 for adults. While never formally diagnosed with DSPD, I've struggled with chronotype/sleep issues my whole life, and it made public education a nightmare. I'm often still in a high-energy mental state at 2am (possibly heritable, my mother is the same way). Putting my head on the pillow is a futile gesture; I'll get tired faster if I get up and do something. I've found mitigation strategies (limiting blue light is the biggest), but it doesn't change that my energy starts low in the morning and steadily accumulates, while "larks" are the exact opposite. I've only managed to function in my career due to much of the tech industry being highly flexible on scheduling; probably 30-40% of my output happens after 10pm, on average. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronotype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronotype [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder