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Because the circadian rhythm of a human body can vary drastically from person to person, that's why some people are more naturally night owls, or have cycles cl
by fzeroracer 3y ago
Because the circadian rhythm of a human body can vary drastically from person to person, that's why some people are more naturally night owls, or have cycles closer to 23/25 hours than 24. You can try and make a teenager go to bed at 10pm, but if they're unable to sleep for an hour then it doesn't matter 'when' you go to bed.
This gets even more important for kids and teenagers because your chronotype can shift drastically as you transition towards young adulthood until it settles into a certain rhythm.
- herpdyderp 3y agoSounds like it's impossible to match everyone's circadian rhythm then, so what can we realistically do about it?
- rcxdude 3y agoYou can at least attempt to aim towards the average and allow for flexibility in it where reasonable, as opposed to viewing the incompatibilty as some moral failing on the part of people who's rhythm does not match up.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y agoI'll throw this in the pool, personal anecdote. I have 2 children, school starts at 845 and it's within a 15 minutes walk. We get to sleep until 745,which is great. Our bedtime is always the same 8 in bed, about 830 asleep and for the adults between 1030 and 11 (I need 9 hours). As you can see pretty consistent sleep schedule. My sleep is somewhat disturbed, as in I wake up a minute 2-3 times per night. Not alwaya, but frequent. Last time with new year (no alcohol), I went to sleep at 3 am, and I forgot how good is it. I'm a former night owl, at 3 am ny body feels tired, it takes zero effort to sleep, I closed my eyes and I passed out, deep sleep for 6 hours, the use washroom and another 2 hours of sleep. It was incredible. Society doesn't allow that, but the difference between "have to go to bed" and "go to bed when ready" is huge