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Have you done a sleep or diet study or are you just making assumptions based on your experience?

• dijit 13y ago
  There are numerous studies into 'night owls' and such a people do exist, I was actually reading about this earlier due to the fact I've always been more active, alert and mentally capable when waking up at 11-13 as opposed to times earlier, and the energy lasted throughout the day. I think the Wikipedia page on night-owls explains in greater detail the exacts of what is essentially a genetic predisposition, the sources hold up too. Anecdotally, I've tried many diets, I thought I had insomnia at one point and the doctors did not disagree, taking pills does not make it easier- you feel more disconnected and my usual grumpy demenour is more apathetic. As with most things YMMV
• jackhammer2022 13y ago
  My guess is the Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder )
  • VexXtreme 13y ago
    One problem I have with doctors is that everything is a fucking disorder if it deviates from the mean in any way. There are people who are far more functional and productive following this sleep pattern. I can't imagine going to bed at 11 and waking up at 7 every day.
    • derefr 13y ago
      A thing is called a "disorder" if 1. it makes it hard to function in society; and 2. it can be treated or mediated somehow, so there's a point to having a name for it. Basically, a "disorder" is a node connecting "symptoms" to "treatments."