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Waking up Early Leads to a Better Life? You Have Been Sold a Lie.
Science tells another story for night owls.
Early mornings have always been a cornerstone of the American dream. Early thinkers believed that the early morning hours determined a man’s future more than any other hour of the day.
Benjamin Franklin was a firm believer in this. In his words, “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
Franklin fiercely believed that much of his success came from his 5 a.m. start.
And his admiration for the early hours of the day contributed, without any doubt, to the modern philosophy of waking up early to lead a better life.
Today, our culture constantly tells us that waking up early is the right thing to do.
Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3:45 a.m. The Rock at 3:30 a.m. David Goggins at 3 a.m. Jocko Willink promotes waking up at 4:30 a.m. every single day. And the list could go on and on.
Their morning perspective has helped create the stereotype that night owls are lazy, immature, and lacking in willpower. A stereotype, however, that does not take genetics into account.
