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Why is it worth it? Why are you fighting against your natural circadian rhythm? We still all got 24 hours right?

My background is that as the poster above, I have always been a night owl, with the ability to function and wake up earlier if I need to.

For years I have tried to change it because of beliefs like yours that it was "worth it". Whenever I tried to change it I would feel unergetic, crappy and unmotivated. I would stumble on words and have terrible sleep. Yes, I tried to stop caffeine, use candle light only, ton of supplements. Nothing worked.

Since then I have accepted I'm a night owl, and I should embrace it. I have never felt better since the day I have decided to stop fighting it.

The 6AM hustle seems amazing in theory but at the end of the day we all only got 24 hours.



That's either before, or after you have kids (if ever). As long as the school starts, you have (almost) no choice.


I have kids. I have an amazing partner, but can also rally the days I need to get them to school myself. But even when I need to wake up abnormally early (kids should never wake up that early but that's a different debate) I still don't feel like going to sleep early.


Taking caffeine is fighting against natural circadian rhythm, avoiding caffeine isn't.




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