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I like the idea and I've done it successfully for a couple of months, but my conclusion is that you can't fight your tendencies. I simply got a lot more done by staying up late than by getting up early.

Also, I think its a little facetious to namedrop early risers without doing research into similarly successful/creative people who stay up late.

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A common trait among type A early risers is that they assume that's the only way to be a productive member of polite society.

I have this experience too. In my experience Early Risers tend to be suspicious of night owls, but I think it might be a deeper issue of personalities. I found this link that says early risers tend to be conscientious where night owls are more of the creative types and it makes sense that two of those kinds of personalities might not necessarily get along well ... at least initially

Here's the link http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45hjhj/more-optimistic/ (forgive me for not providing something more substantial)

I've lived both ways (regular rising times that have varied from 4:30 am to 12 pm), but I'm a natural night owl. I find the somnic cultural fascism of early birds obnoxious.

I don't like that I'm basically a down the line stereotype of night owls excepting some business related stuff.

The Morning Fascists rule the world, however. While we're sleeping, they are out there making noise and rules for everybody else. I was told that as I got older, I would prefer rising early. Now that I've reached that age, I can say that, no, I don't prefer rising early. I get much more done at night.

Indeed. "They have revealed that night owls are generally brighter and wealthier than those able to get up early in the morning." Source:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2298354/Early...

While I don't disagree The correlation between a higher income and having a more flexible schedule to allow you to keep to the night-owl schedule is easily explained on the job traits front rather than the personal traits front.

A number of years ago I had a business-related email exchange with Steve Jobs at 3:00AM. I was coding, which I tend to prefer doing during quiet late night periods. I sure doubt he was waking up at that time. I'd love to read a study on this but I'd be surprised if there isn't a significant percentage of entrepreneurs who function better on a schedule that might be alien to "normal" people.

See, I know I get more done late at night than morning. I've tried waking early consistently and find that I'm getting less done. I assume that is partially because the quality of my sleep declines.

Then again, I was always a night person - my parents used to wake me for Santa and my poor mother fought with me through school to get me up - and try to make me go to bed.

It is much easier to simply accept I'm a night person.

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