Wake Up, Get Up, Stay Up
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45643)
Philippines
July 4, 2016 10:15pm CST
Waking up, getting up and staying up are three different things. You can wake up at 5, but get up at 6. You can wake up at 5, get up and get going, but need a short power nap by 9.
I think the time we wake up doesn't tell the whole story. I think it depends on what we're doing while we're awake and who benefits from them.
For those who are night owls and became early birds, or early birds who became night owls, how did you do it? Was it beneficial for you?
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Jul 16
This time here is different from most places - we have daylight 24 hours now, but in a month or more, we'll have dark at night and it should be easier to go to bed early 
But as I am an night owl, I hang out with the other owls on the Internet far too long.. 
But as I am an night owl, I hang out with the other owls on the Internet far too long.. 3 people like this
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Jul 16
@hereandthere Maybe a little less than in winter, but at least I sleep about 7 hours or more.. Have to use dark curtains..
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
the philippines is slightly above the equator so we're used to "equal" night and day. i can't imagine 24 hour daylight. does it mean you also sleep less @buenavida?
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jul 16
Is there a part of the year when it's dark almost the whole day long too? I didn't realize your country didn't have dark nights in July.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
i had an officemate like that. she sleeps 8, 9, wakes up at 3. do you start working at 4am?
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@Lucky15 so you're here from 4am to...?
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere i am around here at 4. Haha
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
I'm part of the sleeping elite - meaning, I can be a night owl and at the same time an early bird.
I agree that what is more important are the things that we do in our waking hours. Of course, waking up early is important as well as it adds up to one's waking hours.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@allen0187 i guess you meant your body can adjust easily hehe.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
really? how lucky you are. you are immune to shifting schedules and jet lag.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
Now , i can cope up with my 6 hours of sleep . I take the power nap of 10-15 minutes after lunch and upon waking up drink a small mug of my very cold coffee , which i placed on the freezer two hours before that . On weekends i catch up with the lost sleep by oversleeping . 
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere No, because i am used to it . Besides , it's noon time . I drink hot coffee at breakfast time .
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
really? cold coffee to wake up? maybe i'll try that. but wouldn't it hurt your teeth or do you use a straw?
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
11 Jul 16
do you fall asleep easily and sleep deeply @just4him?
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@just4him (318928)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jul 16
@hereandthere It depends. Yesterday I took a much needed nap as I didn't get much sleep as I went to bed late and got up early for church. Most times I don't have any trouble falling asleep, but then there are times when it takes seeming hours to do so.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
I usually wake up at 4, sometimes earlier than that. The moment I wake up, I get up right away and brush my teeth and wash my face and prepare for the early morning walk. I sleep at 9 or even 8:30 sometimes. I could stay up as late as 11:30. Before i could stay as late as 1AM but still wake up at 6 or earlier.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
and that's why your handle is @sunrisefan
you walk on an empty stomach? breakfast is my first thought of the day!
i guess staying up late and waking up early was when you were still working at the bank?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere When I was still working I'd sleep at 11 or past that and wake up at 5 to go to the bank to print reports early, come home to conduct my daughters to school and after that, take a shower, have breakfast and go to the office before 8.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere Yes, we walk before eating anything. I just bring along water and after coming home, I wash my walking outfit and other soiled clothes on the washing machine while my wife cooks. Then we have our breakfast.
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
7 Jul 16
For nearly 30 years, I only had about 3 to 4 hours sleep a day , because of work.. I took advantage of the work that kept coming while I was young and energetic ..Now, at 60, I don't have to work as much ..and I can go to sleep anytime of the day or night, and I can now sleep in any day of the week if I feel like it ..
So, I guess, I benefited the most from my lack of sleep all those years ago .
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
7 Jul 16
there was one job where i only slept 4 hours, 6 hours max, then back to work. 
i think most parents have secret superpowers. 
i think most parents have secret superpowers. 1 person likes this
@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
7 Jul 16
@hereandthere yes, parents with young children, specially the mothers, are like automatic machines ..
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
5 Jul 16
that can also depend on how well one slept that night or in the last week too
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
i wish i could fall easily and deeply, no interruptions.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Jul 16
@hereandthere I can fall asleep usually, staying asleep is the problem
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jul 16
I was and have always been a night owl, although I've had early bird jobs before. I never enjoyed them and it never became easy, but I did what I had to do. I'm back to working later shifts again even though I do have to work mornings at our business too, so I'm a bit of both, but only when necessary.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
so how many hours of sleep do you get?
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Jul 16
@hereandthere When I work the night shift and then our business in the days, I get four to five hours between supper and my late shift and then again when I return home again, early morning to about noon. Then we do windows noonish to five ish and begin again.
Normally I'll work second shifts so I go in between 2-4pm for eight hours. I'm up about two hrs after I get home and sleep to about 9am most days. So for those days, I can get 6-8 hrs sleep.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
if only we could all stay in bed... 
have you always been an early bird or a night owl @sol_cee?
have you always been an early bird or a night owl @sol_cee?@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@sol_cee my father could wake up early if he wanted to even if he slept late.
how many hours of sleep do you usually need?
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere I love to stay late at night. On the contrary I wake up before my alarm rings.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
Usually, I wake up before 6am... But if I stay up late at night, I wake up at around 8 or 9. If I am busy at work, I wake up at 3 or 4am then start working (online).
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
are you on work mode that early, or does it take a while to get your motor running?
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@brokenbee and you never feel sleepy once you're up? no naps?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere Usually, I start working when I get up. Then take a break at around 6...
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
you remind me of the saying "early to bed, early to rise"
but yeah i know people who are like that. once when their sleep is interrupted, they stay awake.
so when that happens to you, do you feel groggy the next day?
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere Yeah, really groggy. but I still need to go to work.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@magallon do you drink coffee to stay awake? take naps on your break?
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@AndyLove (126)
• Hong Kong
6 Jul 16
@hereandthere no no no, just after started my work.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
@jstory07 yes, i remember you were on the night shift for most of your working life. but since you're retired now, are you still a night owl?
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@jstory07 (141324)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Jul 16
@hereandthere I still stay up until two AM and sleep in until 8 or 9. That is enough sleep for me I do not get tired at all.
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
16 Jul 16
we tend to finish a task when there's no interruptions
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
is that your routine now that you're retired @shiva49? was it different when you were a student? when you were working?
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@Shiva49 (26877)
• Singapore
5 Jul 16
@hereandthere It was different when I was working and during my student days.
I had to wake up earlier and used to go to bed earlier too - siva
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@hereandthere (45643)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
what time did you have to leave the house to be at work by 5am? did you drive or commute?
if you can't sleep well at night, do you take naps during the day?
