Do you prefer to stay up late and wake up late? Or do you like to be one of the first to go to bed, and the first to wake up? We’ve usually called these people either night owls or early birds to describe their different circadian rhythms.
Sleep experts call these “chronotypes”. One isn’t inherently BETTER than the other, but the early bird/night owl binary captures this idea that we tend to have different rhythms to when we like to go to sleep and wake up. Dr. Michael Breus has done extensive research into chronotypes, and discovered that there wasn't just TWO chronotypes, but actually FOUR.
Knowing your chronotype can be an incredibly helpful key to help us know when to sleep, when to wake up, even when to drink coffee and workout. So join Dr. Breus as he describes how your chronotype can help you find your perfect bedtime.
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0:00 Describing circadian rhythms and chronotypes
1:37 Why knowing your chronotype matters
2:45 The biology of early birds/lions
3:12 The biology of hummingbirds/bears
3:26 The biology of night owls/wolves
3:45 the biology of dolphins
4:28 Chronotype explainer: Lions
5:07 Chronotype explainer: Bears
4:44 Chronotype explainer: Wolves
6:25 Chronotype explainer: Dolphins
7:15 When particular chronotypes should plan to sleep
😴 Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified clinical psychologist and sleep expert. He's been in practice since 1999 and helped thousands of patients improve their sleep. Dr. Breus has written five books on sleep and conducted over 1,000 interviews to the press and public.
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13 июл 2024
