BruceLeroy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1173028/How-night-owls-cleverer-richer-people-rise-early.html How night owls are cleverer and richer than people who rise early. By Fiona Macrae 24th April 2009 It has long been held that the early bird catches the worm. But it is the night owl that lasts the distance, research shows. It found that late risers tire less quickly than those who make a point of getting up at the crack of dawn. The study is likely to be embraced by anyone tired of being branded lazy for their love of a lie-in And it adds to growing evidence that it is night owls that rule the roost. Previous studies have found that those who rise later tend to be both cleverer and richer than early birds. For the latest study, scientists pitted morning larks against night owls in a task designed to measure their reaction and attention times. During the experiment, the volunteers got up and went to bed at their usual times, with the larks tending to turn in four hours earlier than the owls. Both did similarly well at the task shortly after getting up. But ten hours into their day, it was the night owls that shone, being both quicker and more alert at the task, the journal Science reports. Despite being awake for the same length of time, the larks felt sleepier, with scans showing that the parts of their brains linked to attention were less active. Dr Philippe Peigneux, of the University of Liege in Belgium, said: 'During the evening session, evening types were less sleepy and tended to perform faster than morning types.' Previous studies have shown that getting up late appears to be in our DNA, with our body clock regulated by a series of genes which determine whether we are larks or owls. Other studies have debunked the popular saying 'early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise'. Night owls have been shown to be cleverer than larks, with quicker minds and better memories. They also earn more. Famous night owls include Charles Darwin, Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, who regularly went to bed at 4am and rose late. Due to his sleeping patterns, he often hosted War Cabinet meetings in his bath. It is thought that the division into larks and owls has its roots in evolution, with early risers in the Stone Age taking the initiative in food gathering, while owls stood guard late into the night. Those who fell into neither category could sleep safely in the knowledge that their needs were being taken care of. When humans moved towards tending animals and harvesting crops, larks came in demand for the early starts, while owls started to be thought of as less industrious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 im both am i double win? go to bed LATE wake up EARLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 How night owls are cleverer and richer than people who rise early. Funny, dem crackheadz don't look clever or rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms.seyer Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yeah what pizzy said. If we go to bed late but wake early, are we both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 it matters when im drunk at night ill be a fuckin night owl and wake up hella late but if im sober ill wake up hella early sleep early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Come on.. I think they could find a better example than Adolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 if you were a blonde german at the time im sure you would have hitlers side.. i mean you are on 12oz. where we mock everyday life.. come on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSK Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 most of the time i go to bed early wake up early. go to bed late, wake up late. double!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 When you up all night You see things you shouldn't have saw Because the night gets raw Drama is thicker than Skippy's peanut butter Imagine the worried thoughts of a young man's mother Feelin's empty, Love don't live here anymore Awake like an owl at a quarter to four Don't blink, a Caddy just ran a red light Bumpin' thug life, and I blend with the night I stay awake like an owl, Hoo! I stay awake like an owl, Hoo, Hoo! I stay awake like an owl, Hoo! I stay awake like an owl, Hoo, Hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famecrazy Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I go to bed early wake up late, no wonder im so confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Come on.. I think they could find a better example than Adolf. Seeing as how he was a speed freak, I'm compelled to agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom8811 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i do both weekly. what do i win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i do both weekly. what do i win? you win second place i already kinged the late to sleep early to rise status. fall back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackboatshoes Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 me and the too much fucking alcohol mang team go to bed late... and rise late. n-n-n-n-night owl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 50million Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritably Clean Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 HOO HOO HOO HOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 MUTHAFUCKIN' NIGHTOWLS SON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 you win second place i already kinged the late to sleep early to rise status. fall back i do both as well, looks like i got my hands on bronze then. i've notice if i sleep on shit other than a bed, like a futon, floor, half in a chair, whatever.. i not only wake up earlier but im more awake all day and have way more energy. if i sleep in a comfortable bed i sleep longer, never wanna get up, and are more tired all day once i am up. its like the shittier the sleeping surface, the better sleep i get and the earlier im up. wheres the study to tell me what the hell that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highriskcrimes Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 go to sleep late..wake up late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 bit of both but like to occaisionally mix in an afternoon nap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i do both as well, looks like i got my hands on bronze then. i've notice if i sleep on shit other than a bed, like a futon, floor, half in a chair, whatever.. i not only wake up earlier but im more awake all day and have way more energy. if i sleep in a comfortable bed i sleep longer, never wanna get up, and are more tired all day once i am up. its like the shittier the sleeping surface, the better sleep i get and the earlier im up. wheres the study to tell me what the hell that means. i feel you 100% i like it though, i kinda like that rouge lifestyle too haha. yo yall NightOwlz i gave us a shout out in the popularity contest thread haha someone go bump that thread since all these old ones are already bumped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i go to bed late sleep in till 11 life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 la la la la la la im going down to la la landd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i have too much work to do. i catch as much non-sleep as possible. sucks, but i am on the hustle all day and night. late to bed-up, up as early as i can muster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood fart Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Although I am in a position to stay up as late as I wish and sleep in as late as I wish, I find myself in bed and reading by 9:30--usually turn out the lights around 11 and I wake up around 7:30-8 every morning. Sometimes on the weekend I will sleep in until 8:30-9. I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I've been saying this all along. There's nothing at all natural about forcing yourself to get up at the crack of dawn and go to bed early. Morning people are fucking weirdos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 How night owls are cleverer and richer than people who rise early. Funny, dem crackheadz don't look clever or rich. That's cause they smoke crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Come on.. I think they could find a better example than Adolf. They did. Winston Churchill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Break '92 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 DAO, do you work a nightshift job? I do and fucking love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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