Late Risers Outperform Early Birds

As a late riser, I’ve always suspected this to be true. Now, there is a study that agrees.

The Globe and Mail reports –

Smug early birds take note: Night owls actually have more mental stamina than those who awaken at the crack of dawn, according to new research. “It’s the late risers who have the advantage, and can outperform the early birds,” said Philippe Peigneux, a professor of clinical neuropsychology at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium, who along with co-author Christina Schmidt published the counterintuitive findings in the latest issue of the journal Science.

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