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Maybe your stayed up later because that was the time your body was at its peak awareness. It could be conditioned that way, or it could be built into your genes
by ChikkaChiChi 4y ago
Maybe your stayed up later because that was the time your body was at its peak awareness. It could be conditioned that way, or it could be built into your genes.
After all, somebody had to stay up and keep watch all night when we lived in caves.
- lupire 4y agoWhat? No. Pack animals don't have members who stay up all night every night. Humans who need night watch take turns in short shifts.
- barry-cotter 4y agoCongratulations, you have reinvented a scientific hypothesis. Unfortunately I can’t find a related article in one minute’s search but IIRC even sure extremely small groups, less than 10 people there’s enough variety in sleep patterns that on average someone is awake for all but ~30 minutes most nights.