A Night Owl Blog: Thoughts At Dawn

10 Facts that are true for me as a night owl person:

1. Night owls tend to be single for a long time

I have been single for a long time and I think it's not solely because of me being a night owl. It's half an active choice and half is because of other reasons. I may miss out on something but I can't be happier with where I am now by myself.  

2. Night owls are more likely to be creative

I am not saying I am the most creative night owl person there is, but at a certain degree, I always have the desire to be creative in everything I do and the results would turn out the way I want. A lot of people have told me that I am creative and as an active choice to have confidence in myself, I will believe that I am leaning towards the creative spectrum. 

3. Night owls have greater physical strengths in the evening

4. Night owls have the tendency to have flexible sleeping patterns

I am usually more fond of exercising at night and sometimes even during dawn. I feel more energized after sleeping through the morning and starting my day at noon.  I am not promoting for everyone to be a night owl nor I am romanticizing the idea of being a night owl. I just happen to have the perks that I have now as a night owl person and on of them being a flexible person when it comes to sleeping patterns. There was a point in my life that I managed to get through a tough work schedule as long as I get at least 5 hours or so of sleep and at the time, it didn't matter whether I slept at night or morning. As long as I had a quality sleep of at least 5 hours or so, I was functioning fine and that is a perk that I'm thankful for. 

5. Night owls have the tendency to start their work day/time in the afternoon

This is true for me because I usually wake up during noon and I have at least 2 to 3 hours of me time and I start my day of work or schedule, whatever I have planned for that day, in the afternoon, probably around 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm. So far, it has worked for me. 

6. Night owls are more likely to be a procrastinator

7. Night owls are mentally alert for more hours

This is a character trait that I'm not sure if it stems from me being a night owl person or not. I just really like to take my time for things that I work on and really take in what's happening. Also, especially, if it's a task that I find uninteresting, I end up taking breaks every 30 minutes of progress on whatever I'm working on.   

8. Night owls have the tendency to be prone to bad lifestyle habits

Again, this is a character trait which I'm not sure if it stems from me being a night owl or not. I just noticed this when me and my sister went to play games after me having only at least 4 hours of sleep for the whole week. The game was to test concentration and mental exercise and I won against her who's not a night owl person. Again, the game might not exactly be standardized but it was sort of a confirmation for me. 

9. Night owls are great company

This is true for me and while others might be more inclined to this with tobacco or alcohol, I just developed this bad habit of snacking at night since I work and do stuff way past my bedtime.  

10. Night owls have the tendency to get higher test scores

I'm not exactly the most friendly and am no way near the life of the party type but I just realized that I have a lot of friends who talk to me at night and sometimes we have long, deep talks and most of them say that the conversation we had was delightful and cathartic.  I guess this isn't for every night owl person out there cause knowing some, it wasn't the case for them but I'm thankful the late night studying works on me.