By be advantageous - or owl lark
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Each of us has long defined his chronotype - dependent biorhythms on time of day. Larks waking up early, at six or seven, easily and naturally. But in the evening of this type of people feel tired, exhausted, even if you do not want to sleep. they need to sleep closer to ten usual. They are most productive before lunch. Owls, on the other hand, it is not able to get up early. But can stay awake all night: at night their efficiency is increasing. While there is nothing stopping them get up early.
This is a very old classification, confirmed by Western research back in the seventies. These studies were based on questions Morningless-Eveningless and allowed many define their biorhythms. Recently, scientists have introduced two more subtypes. Users of one of them to wake up early and sleep late. A second subtype of people not only love to lie in bed a little longer, but goes to bed early.
Chronotype Which is more advantageous? This is a rather complex and controversial issue. Many works, proverbs and
the expression of known figures I focused on what a lark to be better: "The early bird gets the worm submits" and so on. Science (and not only, but this is already Layfhaker I wrote) I do not quite agree with this judgment.Owls can be smarter
Psychologists Richard Roberts of the University of Sydney and Patrick Kyllonen from BBC Research Group tested 420 representatives of various chronotype. Measured the level of training, knowledge of general mathematics, reading speed, speed of perception and memory. Results of the study were published in 1999 in one of the major journals in psychology.
The best results showed the fans the evening and night life. The gap was small, but it is noticeable. The biggest advantage was observed in memory and ability to do several things at once and quickly switch between tasks. These figures are owls were much better.
So, in spite of the firm opinion, that the owl more functional and successful in the work, rather than larks.
Larks not successful owls
Proverbs say that to be profitable lark. The work of two epidemiologists from the University of Southampton, the results of which were published BGM magazine in 1998, refutes this widespread opinion.
Scientists conducted a study involving more than 300 people each chronotype. Selected groups were compared by income, level of intelligence in the Company situation and state of health. Surprisingly, the owls were on average more successful and had a higher level of earnings. Moreover, the statistics showed that people who prefer to work in the evening time of day and sleep longer in the morning, often have personal vehicles.
But the state of health, level of education, intelligence and intelligence does not depend on human chronotype. Both groups were completely identical in these matters.
Owls romantic. And not only
A study in 2012 revealed another connection behavior chronotype. Poll Results 284 women in Germany found that owls more "playful": their sexual behavior more active than that of larks. This does not affect the number of sexual acts - here full equality. But the people who identify themselves as owls, reported more partners. Adultery is also more frequent among owls, than among the larks.
The researchers correlated these facts in order that the greatest sexual activity of the organism appears at night. It is when the larks are passive or even sleep. Activity cos contrary, coincides with this biorhythm. Scientists point out that this judgment can be controversial, but each theory has a right to life.
Larks friendly and conscientious
Interestingly, the people belonging to the owls, have a greater propensity for novelty than larks. So, someone Rendler and Heidelberg published work (note that there is some emphasis on adolescence respondents), which found a link between psycho evening and the desire for novelty.
The same study showed that skylarks prefer a more persistent and cooperation in carrying out various types of work. In this respect, they are more agreeable and conscientious than the owl. And more active in co-operation.
Night owls better play baseball
The most interesting study conducted scientific group, under the gaze of that baseball players were. They were compared chronotype 16 players and their results for two seasons - 2009 and 2010. Seven and a half thousand innings, made by athletes, led scientists to the conclusion that was published in one of the editions of the journal Sleep more in 2011. Results in the image below, speak for themselves.
Owls are more prone to bad habits
Some evidence suggests that night owls are more prone to various addictions than larks. For example, a study conducted in Finland found that owl-smokers are much less likely to quit smoking, and generally more smokers among the owls. A similar study revealedThat people are more active in the evening, consume more alcohol than those who are active in the morning.
It is unknown what exactly pushes owls such behavior. Perhaps the reason lies only in the fact that the larks tired quickly and simply do not have time to consume large amounts of alcohol. Owls also lead a more active nightlife, which means that more often become regulars nightlife - clubs and bars.
Larks - hardworking, owls - procrastinators
Conformists-larks more industrious in general. In 1997, the results of a survey conducted by the University of De Paul, showThat procrastinators like to call themselves "night people". The researchers found that owls like to postpone the case until later, if at all avoid those or other problems. However, respondents were students, and they tend to postpone all on then and be lazy, so the results were called into question.
In 2008, the same research group found that at the age of 50 years, nothing has changed. Owls are just procrastinators and lay everything on the evening or permanently. The researchers speculated that the reason lies in the preference to work at night. However, they noted that it was not a problem at work.
The early bird gets... That little happier
Similar trends can not affect the general level of life and self-perception. Sociologists call this the result of social jet lag, people with night time activity forced force yourself to work in the morning, due to which there is emotional burnout and reduction of time Sleep.
This theory was put forward by scientists from the University of Toronto in his work in 2012. After interviewing 435 respondents aged 17 to 38 years old and 297 - from 59 to 79 years, researchers have discovered that the larks get more positive emotions. It can not unambiguously indicate that they are happy. But to live it more enjoyable - it's a fact.
Chronotype - it is not diagnosed
Thus, one can not clearly define what is best to be - an owl or a lark. And phrases like "I'm a night owl, so in the morning I will go about their business, and in the evening to work" is really nothing more than a self-hypnosis, or simply the voice of laziness. A study in 2011 just provedThat in fact the person is able to more creative solutions to non-standard working hours for themselves.
A test group of 428 people received a set of six tasks that are needed to perform at a random time. Part of the job was intended for application logic, and some - on the manifestation of creativity. The results showed that when the two logical tasks chronotype equally well to cope with the task in the time convenient for them during working hours, and the unusual. What is interesting, creative tasks at the wrong time, performed better, were more unexpected solutions than during the corresponding working for owls or larks.
Such a result, scientists have explained the fact that the rest of the duration of work may lead to better performance.
Who is better? Perhaps no one study can not answer this question. Happiness, success, and other components of our lives, above all, depend on us. And optionally owl could be an early riserAnd bird - the owl. The main thing - to listen to the body's needs, and try as far as possible to adjust the work schedule for themselves, rather than to adapt to it himself.