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<blockquote data-quote="MikeS" data-source="post: 1005773" data-attributes="member: 7870">I feel like I've been reading conflicting scientific opinions on that over the last several years.Mostly though it sounds to me that the overwhelming issue with being a &quot;night owl&quot; is that that particular chronotype matches poorly with the lifestyle of most people in our cultures, so even people who don't have to wake up early for work can still have other obligations, family stress etc. that can cause poor sleep or frequent shortage of sleep.The last roughly ten years (from 29 to 39, but also as often as possible in my younger years) I've most commonly been going to bed between 3 and 5 AM, sleep usually very well 7-9 hours, and barring a rare night of bad sleep never feel that my sleep pattern has a negative effect on my health, my looks or my energy levels.I've tried many times over the years to change my sleep pattern but unless there are temporary external factors that require me to wake up early (being on vacation and not wanting to waste daylight hours, being in an STR with regular overnight stays, a few weeks with uncharacteristic morning duties etc.) it quickly slips back to what feels natural to me - going to bed very late and waking up around noon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MikeS, post: 1005773, member: 7870"] I feel like I've been reading conflicting scientific opinions on that over the last several years. Mostly though it sounds to me that the overwhelming issue with being a "night owl" is that that particular chronotype matches poorly with the lifestyle of most people in our cultures, so even people who don't have to wake up early for work can still have other obligations, family stress etc. that can cause poor sleep or frequent shortage of sleep. The last roughly ten years (from 29 to 39, but also as often as possible in my younger years) I've most commonly been going to bed between 3 and 5 AM, sleep usually very well 7-9 hours, and barring a rare night of bad sleep never feel that my sleep pattern has a negative effect on my health, my looks or my energy levels. I've tried many times over the years to change my sleep pattern but unless there are temporary external factors that require me to wake up early (being on vacation and not wanting to waste daylight hours, being in an STR with regular overnight stays, a few weeks with uncharacteristic morning duties etc.) it quickly slips back to what feels natural to me - going to bed very late and waking up around noon. [/QUOTE]

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