2017-08-24

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Hooo is Really a Night Owl?

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Are you a morning person or a night owl? I've never been an early bird – and lately I've been wondering why. This pattern in your sleep/wake cycle is called your "chronotype" and appears to be influenced by your genetics. It has some interesting effects on your health – from some people being more agreeable and proactive to others eating and drinking more. Do you notice an effect on your health? And, perhaps, have you noticed your chronotype change over time? 🌚

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References 🗂

23andMe study: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms10448

Temperament differences study: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07420520903398559

Another one: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886910004599

Personality differences: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886908000974

Morning people are more proactive study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00549.x/abstract

Morning people procrastinate less: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18649490

Larks are happier: http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-02789-001

When are people most creative: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13546783.2011.625663

Health, wealth and wisdom: http://www.bmj.com/content/317/7174/1675?variant=full-text

White matter study: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381191300921X

Study on hormone release timing that I didn’t actually use, but it was interesting: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23445508

Night owls are smarter: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886999000549

Night owls have more sex: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886912001420

Night owls consume more nicotine and caffeine: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb00926.x/abstract

People are more creative on their off-hours, whatever that means for them: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13546783.2011.625663

Evolutionary Biology of sleep variation: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/modern-day-sleep-patterns-linked-to-protecting-the-tribe-20170711-gx9b1o.html

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg