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Any tips for a night owl in a 9-5 world?

Asked by inkvisitor (660points) October 12th, 2009

I am and always have been a night owl – I like to stay up late, I’m programmed to stay up late, and I get a lot done later.

I have the typical 9–5 M-F work hours (and have for the past five years) and while I manage well, the late nighter in me hasn’t dissipated at all. I figured at some point exhaustion would take over – if I stay up until 2 and wake up around 7 there will be a point where my body and brain will just give in and want to go to bed earlier. Not so (at least not five years in to it). Naps work well but I don’t take them often. I generally make up for sleep on the weekends.

I know there are a million different answers for a million different people, but I was curious if any of you have similar situations and have found ways to offset this and have more balanced sleep patterns.

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