I recently read a quote, don't remember the citation :
If early to bed and early to rise would make you successful, the most successful people in the world would be : Newspaper men and Milk men.
Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
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Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#42"But I'm a night owl!" I'm glad the author of the post recognized that it is possible to switch from being a night owl to an early riser. Anecdotally, I am a night owl... if it were not for work and kids, I would sleep late and wake early. That feels natural for me. But, when my daughter was born, I was forced to switch and it has been fairly painless. If you're a night owl, it's worthwhile to at least experiment wit…
> I'm glad the author of the post recognized that it is possible to switch from being a night owl to an early riser. Anecdotally, I am a night owl... if it were not for work and kids, I would sleep late and wake early. That feels natural for me. But, when my daughter was born, I was forced to switch and it has been fairly painless. I am skeptical it is possible. Kids and teenagers spend years being yanked awake again…
Well yea, I didn't notice anything "bad". It took some adjustment initially to move my clock, but I pretty much get up at 5:30-6:00 AM and can get out of bed alert and refreshed.
I am still getting 8 hours of sleep a day. I can only assume that night owls who fail to switch, who wake up groggy and tired, are actually sleep deprived.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure this is entirely true. I understand the logic, but it's important to note that theres still a net positive in the more subjective ideas of "greeting the day" and finding yourself in a more calculated, healthy routine. Waking up early in the morning, if surrounded by many who also do the same, also lends itself to being surrounded by a group of typically disciplined, motivated and honest people, where lit…
I don't think you can connect waking up early with honesty.
Not really connecting waking up early with honesty, but rather a generalized idea of the type of people that tend to live disciplined lives.