They gain 3 hours in the morning at the expense of 3 hours in the evening. What did they lose? Family time. They no longer spend those 3 hours with family.

They gain 3 hours in the morning at the expense of 3 hours in the evening. What did they lose? Family time. They no longer spend those 3 hours with family. (Or friends, or however they were socializing that made them waste this time.) I wake up at 5:30a every morning and have done so for years. I love it. But then, I work at 7a (used to be 6:30a) so I'm not losing much time in the morning. Certainly not 3 hours. That extra 30 minutes I gained recently is mostly wasted. Sometimes I study Japanese, but mostly I read email, RSS, or just watch TV. On the other hand, my evenings are filled with things... I program, I game, I watch TV, I read... Sometimes I sit and think about apps or games I want to write. Sometimes I practice piano or Japanese. Why is after work different? Because the deadline of going to work isn't hanging over my head. I can stay up as late as I want and continue doing things. When I get sleepy, I go to bed. No deadline. No, I don't have a family at the moment. I live by myself, and my time is all my own. But don't pretend to be gaining 3 hours in the morning when you're actually stealing it from the evening. I'm in the same place they are, but without having made the family commitment.