I was programmed a night owl. It was my predetermined destiny before birth due to genetics that programmed me to come alive at the late hours of the night. The world is not set up for night owls like me. Most jobs and schools start in the early hours of the morning when the night owl is just getting ready for bed. At this point we are only receiving between three to six hours of sleep depending on how early the job or school demands us to be up. On a much larger scale humans were not meant to be nocturnal. We were made to sleep when the sun goes down and awake when the sun rises. I guess us night owls did not get the memo because we have it all backwards. For some reason it is when the moon rises into the dark night sky that our bodies have awoken.
1. You Come Alive When Everyone Else Is Going To Sleep.
It will be around 10:30 and everyone is getting ready for bed, but not you, you are just getting started. This is when you become the most awake and ready to get things done. You finally feel like you can conquer everything that's on your long list of things to do, while everyone else is already sound asleep in bed.
2. Then You Are Half Dead When Everyone Is Waking Up.
Everyone who is not a night owl will be waking up easily at the early hours of the morning, but then there's you. Still being forced to get up early due to school or work when all you want to do is sleep since you were up all night working. Night owls are definitely not morning people. We will be grumpy in the morning so beware. Of course this is due to staying up till 3am that night.
3. You Don't Realize When You're Up Till 3am, It Just Kind Of Happens.
Once you are alive you kind of just get into the groove of working. One thought after another, idea after idea, they all just keep coming. You're wired and ready to go, chipping away at that list one by one. Half the time you don't even realize how late it is because you are so focused. Before you know it is 3am, but that's okay since you didn't even realize.
4. When You Wake Up The Next Day And Realize That It's Already 3pm.
On the days you can sleep in, trust me the night owl is actually sleeping in. No alarms are ever set on these days unless there is something to be up for. If you have nothing going on you should expect to be up by 3pm the latest. This is the worst though if you get fomo, because who wants to miss out on a whole day of experiences. However, the night owl has to try and catch up on sleep somehow.
5. You Are Always Exhausted.
Since you are always up late and getting up early, you are always tired. A lot of people will ask "When do you sleep, do you take naps?" The answer is most likely no if you have a ton going on during the daytime and then have to finish up late into the morning. So the answer is no we don't sleep. If anything, we get three to six hours. That's why we are always so exhausted.
6. When You Have The Fear Of Missing Out.
7. You Might Be Dependent On Caffeine To Function.
Most people who don't get enough sleep become dependent on coffee or any type of caffeine. People think I am crazy because personally I do not like coffee so I do not drink it at all. I rarely ever drink caffeine. There are definitely some night owls out there that cannot live without it. For me I will drink tea occasionally or get a smoothie with red bull in it. You must think I'm crazy.
8. You Have To Be Quiet At Night Since Everyone's Already In Bed.
You might be working on something that makes you want to scream, but you must suppress it. Everyone's already asleep so any loud noise could totally wake them up. This can be annoying if you are in a dorm. Sometimes I would be doing homework till pretty late and I would be really conscious of every little noise I made, especially when it was time to get ready for bed and you have to open up drawers.
9. There Aren't Any Good TV Shows On Since You're Up So Late.
Sometimes you have nothing to work on, but you are just wide awake with nothing to do. You will probably think that TV is a good idea, but think again because there is not much on at 3am. Well there might be stuff on but nothing good that you'll really be interested in watching.
10. Stores Close Early So It's Not Like You Can Get Errands Done.
As a retail employee perspective thank gosh the stores aren't open later then 10pm. However, in the perspective of a night owl if you have nothing else going on and you are wide awake being able to run some errands would be great, but the stores will all be closed.
P.S. I really do love being a night owl because it defines who I am and it is when I do some of my best writing. I just wish I could get some sleep!
