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By late-morning, however, you’re firing off emails handily.
Your mood rises over the day.
By 5:30, you’re ready to get some exercise.
At midnight, you’re surfing the Internet and doing the laundry.
You’re a night owl.
She’s a lark.
It’s Tough Being an Owl
The world does not favor owls.
Your kids' swim practice may start before school at 5:45 am.
Larkish bosses have a way of scheduling early meetings.
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Otherwise, it’s harder to be owlish, unless you’re a jazz-singer or night nurse.
Beauty-sleep is no myth.
Night-owl tendencies are at least partly genetic, but they’re more likely to result from hard-to-reverse sleep habits.
Some night owls naturally shift toward earlier bedtimes as they get older.
you’ve got the option to also take steps to re-set your body-clock at any age.
Since you’re now on the nocturnal side, let’s start with the evening-time.
And any aerobic activity, even fast walking, will improve your sleep.
However, if you plan to be in bed at 10:00, finish up by 7:00.
Exercise raises your body temperature and can interfere with sleep within three hours of bedtime.
Don’t eat large meals late.
Alcohol may make you sleepy but once the effect wears off, it disrupts sleep.
Create a soothing bedtime routine–meditate, take a bath, moisturize!
For some people, a private orgasm is one (fun) way to help induce sleep.
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If you go to sleep late one night, don’t sleep in the next morning.
Night-owls tend to have trouble leaving the house on time.
The body sets its own clock by sunlight and night-owls especially need morning sun.
Ideally, you’d have time for a morning walk.
If your sleeping issues still won’t budge, you might have a more serious sleep disorder.
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Now he walks to work, and is happily the first to arrive.
