Research on teenagers suggests that night owls are in fact not lazy, sluggish, or undisciplined; and that they may indeed be brighter than the early risers, who are usually seen in a better light.
The internal clocks of some people make them evening types. They stay up late and sleep in later in the mornings. The morning types go to bed early and are at their peak early in the mornings.
The research conducted at the University of Madrid included tests that measured school performance and individual intelligence. Evening types scored higher on inductive reasoning, which is considered to be a good estimate of general intelligence. Inductive reasoning is also linked to innovative thinking, more prestigious jobs and a tendency to earn higher incomes.
The study found that night owls’ school achievement was rated lower than morning larks’ by about 8 per cent. Researchers believe that this suggests that night owls are disadvantaged by early morning school schedules.
Professor Jim Horn of Loughborough University says that evening types tend to be more social and more people-orientated. He suggests they will probably be good at cryptic crosswords, whereas the morning types will probably rather attempt the logical ones.
Famous larks: George W Bush (reportedly always in bed by 10), Napoleon, Condoleezza Rice (always awake by 4:30), and Ernest Hemmingway, to name but a few. Some of the famous night owls include President Obama, Charles Darwin, Keith Richards and Marcel Proust.
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