yenrod said:Ever shot outta bed on a Saturday and then realised...
MajorMantra said:All ideas appreciated, just try not to lecture me about my indolent ways.
ChrisKH said:Well let me know if it's possible.
I am a morning person. My wife is a night owl. I want to go to bed at 10.30. She wants to go to bed at 12.30, etc.etc. So when I'm ready for bed, she is ready for a natter and vice versa. It does put a strain on things as there is an expectation that I will go to bed at 12.30 but I have to be up early in the morning for work. I also find I need more sleep than her generally.
Anyone else have this problem?
marinyork said:I think you're better off accepting the way you are. I've heard of people who have successfully converted from being night owls to morning people, but in all honesty they never really had sleeping problems in the bigger picture, they just managed to convert routine into something very different. Even if you're one of the 20% of the population that can survive on substantially less sleep your morning/afternoon/evening preference will still stay. If you don't wake up at 7am all bouncy you probably won't ever.
MajorMantra said:The problem with that is the fact that society/the economy is geared to operate on the basis of people getting up in the morning and going to bed at a 'sensible' time. If you're lucky enough not to have to worry about then great but most people have to get up either to study or to work.
In the spirit of attempting a conversion of sorts I've got up two mornings in a row and gone for a ride. I'm a bit knackered at the moment but I've done about 150 miles in the last 6 days so something's working.
MajorMantra said:My parents have long had this problem and it's been a source of conflict throughout their 23 year marriage. I think it's one thing to try and change one's own sleep patterns but attempting to force someone else is never going to work.
marinyork said:There isn't really a "problem" as you put it. The problem is that society has this silly idea that everybody has exactly 8 hours sleep, wakes up naturally bouncy and "refreshed" and then works with superhuman concentration at 9:01am.
purplepolly said:My parents have had a mixed sleep pattern marriage for over 40 years. Just means they get a bit of time to themselves each day.
marinyork said:On the topic of university lectures, I've had many a 9am Maths lecture.
Delftse Post said:Not only did I have university maths lectures at 9 am, the swines scheduled them on saturday mornings! I had three hours of lectures on sat mornings in my first year.
purplepolly said:Lazy students! When I was an english language assistant in germany we started school at 7:30am.