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Tildes, are you just waking up or falling asleep?

I thought it'd be interesting to see which of us are extreme night owls and extremely early birds.

22 comments

  1. pleure
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    Just woke up, but that has more to do with me passing out at 7:00 last night than my actual sleep schedule :P

    Just woke up, but that has more to do with me passing out at 7:00 last night than my actual sleep schedule :P

    5 votes
  2. papasquat
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    Hopefully falling asleep within the next couple of hours. Been working for about 24 straight and I'm exhausted at this point.

    Hopefully falling asleep within the next couple of hours. Been working for about 24 straight and I'm exhausted at this point.

    5 votes
  3. [3]
    clerical_terrors
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    Just woke up, it's 12am and I went to sleep around 3am. So I probably got the recommended amount of time, which is good.

    Just woke up, it's 12am and I went to sleep around 3am. So I probably got the recommended amount of time, which is good.

    3 votes
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      Algernon_Asimov
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      You slept for 21 hours??? :O Or do you mean it's 12pm (midday rather than midnight)?

      it's 12am and I went to sleep around 3am

      You slept for 21 hours??? :O

      Or do you mean it's 12pm (midday rather than midnight)?

      4 votes
      1. clerical_terrors
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        Mornings are when I wake up. So it's 12pm in the morning I guess.

        Mornings are when I wake up. So it's 12pm in the morning I guess.

        2 votes
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    1. Eva
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      #SleepDeprivationGang

      #SleepDeprivationGang

      2 votes
  5. patience_limited
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    10:23 a.m. GMT (6:23 a.m. U.S. EST), and I've been awake for two hours. On vacation. The inability to sleep in is a PITA; my internal clock is a tyrant.

    10:23 a.m. GMT (6:23 a.m. U.S. EST), and I've been awake for two hours. On vacation. The inability to sleep in is a PITA; my internal clock is a tyrant.

    3 votes
  6. s4b3r6
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    It's almost 10PM, and I'm headed off to sleep.

    It's almost 10PM, and I'm headed off to sleep.

    3 votes
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    Dovey
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    It's almost 7 a.m. and I've been up for about an hour. I read for a while, started some laundry, and am going to start getting ready for work soon. I've always been a morning person and can't...

    It's almost 7 a.m. and I've been up for about an hour. I read for a while, started some laundry, and am going to start getting ready for work soon. I've always been a morning person and can't fathom how people are able to sleep in.

    3 votes
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      KilgoreSalmon
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      I'm an early riser at the moment, but I've definitely been a sleeper-iner in the past. For me it's about the amount of hours I sleep. I need at least 8. So if whatever's going on in my life means...

      I'm an early riser at the moment, but I've definitely been a sleeper-iner in the past. For me it's about the amount of hours I sleep. I need at least 8. So if whatever's going on in my life means I don't get to bed until 11 or 12 or later, I'll need another 8 hours after that. I also used to have a really, really hard time waking up in the dark, but that doesn't seem to be affecting me right now, since it was pitch black when I woke up this morning at 6:30.

      My Dad, on the other hand, has never been able to sleep past 6 (at least as long as he's been my dad, anyway). It doesn't matter what time he goes to bed, he just has this internal alarm clock that goes off. I'm not sure if it's something physiological or because he woke up at 6 for work every morning for 40-odd years before he retired and it's just what he's used to.

      2 votes
      1. Dovey
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        Maybe it is physiological. I almost never need to wake up early, and I tell myself I can sleep in as late as I want, especially if I've been up late, but my eyes pop open first thing in the...

        Maybe it is physiological. I almost never need to wake up early, and I tell myself I can sleep in as late as I want, especially if I've been up late, but my eyes pop open first thing in the morning and that's it for sleep. You're probably better off with your eight hours, no matter when you get them.

  8. cain
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    I work rotating shifts so it just so happens that today I'm waking up right now, next week at this time I will be going to sleep at this time. When I'm off work I am most certainly a night own though.

    I work rotating shifts so it just so happens that today I'm waking up right now, next week at this time I will be going to sleep at this time. When I'm off work I am most certainly a night own though.

    3 votes
  9. [3]
    Diet_Coke
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    It's 8:30 am for me, breaking out the French Press right now.

    It's 8:30 am for me, breaking out the French Press right now.

    3 votes
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      Bishop
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      coffeegang represent! what kinda beans you got in that press?

      coffeegang represent! what kinda beans you got in that press?

      1 vote
      1. Diet_Coke
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        Coffeegang life! La Minita Terazu, a nice little Costa Rican medium roast. Being able to take some time and make it right is my favorite part of the weekend.

        Coffeegang life! La Minita Terazu, a nice little Costa Rican medium roast. Being able to take some time and make it right is my favorite part of the weekend.

        2 votes
  10. unknown user
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    It's 15:10 here, UTC+3. I woke up at 10:50, which is a bit on the later side. I used to be an extreme night owl, not being able to sleep before it's 5--6 am and having to spend >=24hrs awake...

    It's 15:10 here, UTC+3. I woke up at 10:50, which is a bit on the later side. I used to be an extreme night owl, not being able to sleep before it's 5--6 am and having to spend >=24hrs awake rather often, but these days I'm generally sleeping at somewhere between 2--4am and waking up around 9--11am. I've achieved that by making some lingering decisions about my life, organising myself using an agenda, and tracking my sleep.

    I love rising very early, like 4am or 5am. Leaving home at those smaller hours and wandering the streets when they are totally deserted. The fresh breeze from bosphorus, the cold licking my face in wintertime. I wish I could do it often. It makes me childishly happy for some reason. Last spring I had a very early flight, 7am, from a far away airport (SAW) which I had never gone to before, so I slept at 12am and woke up at 3am, left home around 3:30, walked to the town centre and got a cab. That was just beautiful. Also, about a year ago, I was doing a certificate course on the asian side of the city (I live in the european coast), and had 2-days internship that started around 8am, so I had to wake up around 4:30am and leave home at 5am, and that was fascinating. Unfortunately I can't get myself to sleep early and wake up early when I don't have something that I must do very early in the day...

    One thing that I suppose has contributed to and still does to my night-owlness is my family, all of them are night-owls. My late dad used to work in the night, my mom is a night owl, my brother is so too. I think when I'll move out, I'll have a better sleep schedule because I'll get to set the time for everything myself, and will be free from sources of stupid nonsensical noise, i.e. TV. The damn thing is on 7/24, even if nobody's watching it.

    2 votes
  11. Adys
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    CEST here as well (for now). I'm a non-24, so my sleeping/waking hours vary. Here's a graph of my sleep hours over 8 weeks I posted on HN 3 weeks ago: https://i.imgur.com/PHohyO6.png You can...

    CEST here as well (for now).

    I'm a non-24, so my sleeping/waking hours vary. Here's a graph of my sleep hours over 8 weeks I posted on HN 3 weeks ago:

    https://i.imgur.com/PHohyO6.png

    You can clearly see the 2 week cycles, and how even the regularity is.

    I generated this using Sleep as Android, although I stopped using it since due to the crashes, battery issues and need to set it up manually. My Withings Steel HR tracks my sleep automatically, and I'm getting an Oura Ring soon to see if that can track it with more accuracy (the Steel HR is really not all that accurate).

    2 votes
  12. mrbig
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    It's 13:30 and I just woke up. I had a class 7 am that I missed. I can never wake up for this class. It's like my body knows it is Saturday :(

    It's 13:30 and I just woke up. I had a class 7 am that I missed. I can never wake up for this class. It's like my body knows it is Saturday :(

    2 votes
  13. Nitta
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    I got sick and my sleep schedule went strictly inverted, everything like normal just AM and PM swapped. Getting better already, going to "unflip"

    I got sick and my sleep schedule went strictly inverted, everything like normal just AM and PM swapped. Getting better already, going to "unflip"

    2 votes
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    1. Eva
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      That's great!

      That's great!

      1 vote
    2. unknown user
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      This never worked for me. I'm fixing (sort of...) my sleep via tracking my wake up and go to bed times. These days an average day for me is between 9--11 am and 2--4am. It's down from 1--2pm to...

      i think i woke up around 7pm, and i'm making myself stay up some 24 hours to get my sleep schedule back together.

      This never worked for me. I'm fixing (sort of...) my sleep via tracking my wake up and go to bed times. These days an average day for me is between 9--11 am and 2--4am. It's down from 1--2pm to 5--6am. I'll either fix that by finding a normal job, or find sth. freelance and be happy the way I am...

  15. Kropotkin
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    Waking up, really. 8:50 in the morning.

    Waking up, really. 8:50 in the morning.

    1 vote