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Originally Posted by risingstar3110
Have some questions here.
I'm currently doing some postgraduation research right now,and things went fine, except my team leader now demanded everyone to turn up at 8:30 in the morning everyday even if we don't need to. And you all know, just like the good netizens we are, I am much more effective working from 8pm to 4am than any other time.
So have anyone here ever in the similar situation? Should i just follow and create a morning habit. Should I go and tell that to my strict team leader to be more flexible. Or take the middle way and ensure that maybe Monday, Wednesday, Friday i will turn up on time,but don't expect other days of the week?
Is night-owl-person type just a myth and not scientificly proven? Is it a good defense in this case
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I've had a similar situation. I didn't have the luxury of being able to tell the leader to cool it, so I just went in with the new schedule.
The night owl theory isn't a pure myth, but it also seems to me that it's a bit overemphasized. It's all about habit. Get into the habit of going to bed on time (set 11 PM as an absolute limit, and aim to go before 10), getting a proper amount of sleep, and waking up early. Do that for some amount of time, and you'll no longer be a "night owl."
But old habits die hard. I haven't been on the "night owl" schedule for many years, but if I'm not watching the clock, I can easily be up until sunrise. Do that even once and it can screw up your entire schedule for the next few days, as you'll be playing catch-up with your sleep/wake cycles and you'll be forcing yourself to stay awake and go to sleep at times that won't feel natural anymore.