"It is not like, that, night owls are doomed," said research fellow Sina Kianersi of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, who led the study. "The challenge is the mismatch between your internal clock and typical daily schedules" that makes it harder to follow heart-healthy behaviors.And that's fixable, added Kianersi, who describes himself as "sort of a night owl" who feels a boost in "my analytical thinking" after about 7 or 8 at night.
Every late sleeper has heard it: The chorus of comments that bounce off the walls when they come downstairs after 9 a.m. " Look who decided to join us," your parents might say, as they sip their third coffee and rattle off everything they've already accomplished. "Welcome to the land of the living!" On TikTok, many people are talking about sleeping in late, how it gets a bad rap, and how it's sometimes even met with disdain.
People who are night owls have a much higher risk of developing an addiction to their smartphones compared to those who go to sleep earlier, a new study has found. Scientists have discovered that many who stay up in the evening, who show symptoms of loneliness or anxiety, are using smartphones to cope emotionally and are developing addictions to social media, worsening their mental health symptoms.