Differences betwen a morning and night person

Compare and Contrast a Morning person to an Evening or Night person

Scientifically, whether we are a morning person or a night person, it is actually influenced by our Circadian rhythms. According to Dr Jean-Jacques Dugoua, our body is regulated by over 100 built-in clocks known as the Circadian rhythm. In other words, these rhythms are the regular changes in mental and physical characteristics that occur in the course of day which are mostly controlled by our body’s biological clock. This includes the external influences such as sunlight and temperature. Generally, our body is normally synchronized to a light-dark 24-hour cycle we call a day. However for some people, their rhythm is out of sync with the day, leading to another group of conditions known as Circadian rhythm disorders. Because of these differences among us, we have the early bird’s community and the night owl’s community. Though there is a huge gap of differences between morning and night; day and light, there are still some similarities between these two communities.

A morning person or the early bird is often stereotyped as old-fashioned like those of the authoritarian families setting curfews and bedtimes to the family members or else being associated with drill instructors and farmers that milk cows first day in the morning. However, putting the above aside, these early and energetic risers normally wake up as early as four or five in the morning. They start to face difficulty in sleeping after eight except if they happen to be burning the midnight oil for work or having special occasions the previous night. Though having the ability to rise and be active at the crack of dawn, early birds cannot stand sleeping late. At most, their sleeping hour would be around ten or eleven; before midnight for sure.

A night person or the night owl on the other hand is often stereotyped as lazy, problematic and lack of disciplines. Some individuals may also be associated with Insomnia which is a sickness of having difficulty to sleep but of course, not necessarily applied to all. Some are just able to gain the utmost inspiration during the night. The night owls tend to stay up tremendously late while the extreme night owls may keep awake until five or six early dawn. Their peak of performance is during the evening and night while they are less active and alert during pre-dawn and daytime hours.

However, even though some people from these two different backgrounds may point to each other and query why morning people wake up so early in spite of having all the time in the world to sleep and rest a little bit longer and why on the other hand, do the night people stay up so late and sleep the whole day missing the greatness and wonderfulness of fresh breeze and the warm reflection of sunshine, both actually have similar advantages. For example, night shopping. In some areas or countries, there are 24-hour malls available. Both communities can enjoy and occupy themselves with morning and night shopping. This goes the same in terms of a jam-packed road and busy internet lines. During dawn and pass midnight, you are free from stress due to road traffic and your computer can work faster too. This enables you to get online and chat with your other nocturnal or morning friends easily.

As a conclusion, despite of the dissimilarities between the mentioned parties, one thing for sure is that they are able to cope up with work and other things that are assigned to them. Both early birds and night owls have the same advantages and rewards in society. For instance, it does not give both sides any extra credit to punch their cards early morning or late evening. Therefore, instead of stereotyping them, always remember that both are perfectly capable to function independently and effectively with their own unique styles.