My dad is an early morning person. He used to get up at around 4:00, go for a ride to Queenbeyan (from Red Hill,) come back around the airport, have a shower, have breakfast, then ride into work at 7:00. I am not like that. I generally don't get up before 12:00 these days. When I went to school I used to get out of bed at 9:00 and turn up late. When I was working in call center worked started at 3:00, I would never be up before 1:00. Getting up early in the morning (before 11:30,) is always a bad idea, here's why:
You have something to do.
Everyone always something they have to do. Whether its work, an assignment due tomorrow, (or in my case due yesterday,) having to go somewhere, or fixing something. The thing you have to do is probably not going to be fun. It is probably going to involve either a physical or mental effort. Today I had two things I had to do, find my phone, and write a sociology essay. I didn't do either very well, and they weren't particularly fun. If you get up early in the morning your probably going to fuck them up and have to do them again. By staying in bed you can avoid having to do things for as long as possible.
Staying in bed is cheaper.
Whenever your up you will need to spend money. You can save a lot of money by sleeping longer. This doesn't apply at IH, but if you get up around lunchtime you can completely avoid having to eat Breakfast. The money that you will save by missing one meal a day will eventually add up.
It's healthier to sleep in.
A while ago I was reading in a book, called The Secret Family (I don't have it with me, if I did I would appropriately reference it using the Harvard System as outlined in the subject guide,) about how the best sleep you have is at the end of the sleep cycle. At the start of the sleep cycle stages of sleep known as N1 you are just drifting off into sleep. N2 is where you experience rapid eye movement and dreams occur. At the end of the sleep cycle, N3 you drift into slow wave sleep where most of the bodies rebuilding takes place. It is much healthier for your mind to sleep in rather than get up early. Also if you sleep more, you will end up smoking less which is always good for your lungs.
Sleeping in means you can stay up later.
Things that are fun generally happen at night. You do most of your most productive work at night. You can think best at night. You don't miss much if you sleep in. No one ever goes out or does anything at 9:00 in the morning. There is nothing good to watch on TV in the morning. Whats worst about the mornings though is that the only people who are up have a reason to be and don't really want to talk.
It's dangerous outside.
When your up you are constantly facing some forms of risk. You could get hit by a bus. You could be eaten by a crocodile. You could even be struck by lightning. When I got up this morning I almost fell down the stairs. Unless the building catches on fire, or the roof collapses, staying in bed for an extra hour or two means that you are far less likely to get hurt.
It's cold outside.
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