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93Did you know that being βnot a morning personβ is actually a measurable biological trait, not just laziness?
Sleep research shows that roughly 30 to 40 percent of adults have a naturally later chronotype, meaning their brains release melatonin later at night and their peak alertness happens later in the day. These people are often called βnight owls,β and forcing them into early schedules can reduce cognitive performance in the morning.
One large study in chronobiology found that night owls can perform significantly worse on attention and memory tasks before noon, even with a full night of sleep, simply because their internal clock is shifted.
The fun twist is that many night owls are not tired because they slept poorly. They are tired because society starts the day before their brain is fully online.
So if mornings feel unnatural, it might not be your mindset.
It might be your circadian rhythm.
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