I am far from being a night owl, as once I get to 9.30 pm, the eyes get heavy, and I am ready for sleep. Of course, it does not help that I am usually awake at 5.00 am, up and out of bed by 5.30 am. So rather than being a night owl, I am a morning lark.
For me, mornings are my most productive part of the day, so any sleeping in means I am wasting half the day. If I have several tasks to get done, the earlier I get them done, the better.
Our daily rhythm is controlled by our body clock, controlling when we feel awake and feel tired. In addition, studies have found that our body clocks can affect how well we perform on both mental and physical tasks. Peak performance is related to the number of hours it takes to perform your best after waking. Morning larks perform their best in the cognitive tasks straight after waking and up to seven hours on physical tasks. The night owls appear to show their best in both mental and physical tasks twelve hours after waking.
Knowing how my body clock affects me is very useful in my everyday life. It can help me to understand the times when I will be the most productive. Typically, the structure of society is geared more to the morning larks. Perhaps we need to be a little more flexible and allow the night owls to sleep in and shift their work hours to later in the day.
For me, mornings are my most productive part of the day, so any sleeping in means I am wasting half the day. If I have several tasks to get done, the earlier I get them done, the better.
Our daily rhythm is controlled by our body clock, controlling when we feel awake and feel tired. In addition, studies have found that our body clocks can affect how well we perform on both mental and physical tasks. Peak performance is related to the number of hours it takes to perform your best after waking. Morning larks perform their best in the cognitive tasks straight after waking and up to seven hours on physical tasks. The night owls appear to show their best in both mental and physical tasks twelve hours after waking.
Knowing how my body clock affects me is very useful in my everyday life. It can help me to understand the times when I will be the most productive. Typically, the structure of society is geared more to the morning larks. Perhaps we need to be a little more flexible and allow the night owls to sleep in and shift their work hours to later in the day.
