Profile of an Evening Type (Night Owl)
- Goes to bed at 12:30 a.m. or later
- Prefers to get up in the morning at 10:00 a.m. or later
- Takes a long time getting out of bed – wakes very slowly – is grouchy when required to get out of bed earlier than preferred
- Isn’t alert for some time after getting out of bed in the morning
- Needs an alarm clock to wake
- Prefers to finish things or work on something later in the evening or through the night if necessary
- Participates in physical activity later in the afternoon or evening
- (If so inclined) naps around 7:00 o’clock in the evening
- Prefers to have lunch around 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon
- (If forced to get up early for work) will revert to night owl schedule on the weekend or on days off
- Will compensate for lost sleep by sleeping later in the morning
- Prefers to work or do things later in the morning or later in the afternoon
- Is usually awake and alert for late night social activities
- Has an energy spurt after 9:30 p.m.
- Finds travel east or change to earlier morning schedule a difficult adjustment
- Finds travel west or change to later evening schedule an easier adjustment
- May be chronically tired if forced to rise early over a long period of time