I am a night owl. I find it easier to stay up until 3 a.m. instead of waking up at 8 or even 9 a.m.

In fact, I am writing this article at about 2:00 in the morning, wide-awake and with no chance of going to bed anytime soon.

I am not, and never will be, a morning person.

Part of this may stem from staying up very late into the night — or early morning? — but I don’t think so. I could go to bed at ten o’clock and not have to get up until eight, and still struggle. I would struggle not only to get up, but also to fall asleep.

Night owls find it difficult to fall asleep before midnight, even if they know the next morning is going to be an early one.

This can lead to frustration when you force yourself into bed early only to lay awake, tossing and turning, for hours. You watch the numbers pass by on the clock and think about how hard it is going to be to get up in the morning.

But, in my opinion, being a night owl has many advantages.

For one, I am most productive late at night. With nobody else awake, my phone is less successful at distracting me from my work because nothing is happening on social media since everyone else is asleep. This makes it easier to focus on the task at hand and complete it.

I often don’t even start my most difficult assignments until after midnight.

This increased productivity also allows me to go to sleep feeling accomplished and stress-free; I wake up in the morning feeling ready for the day, even if I am a bit tired.

Having my schedule so much later than everyone else’s also has benefits that reach into my daily exercise routine. When I finally get around to heading to the gym it is often past ten at night. This most likely seems much too late to get a sweat on to anyone who isn’t a night owl, which is exactly why it is so great. By this time of night, the gym is almost empty, and who doesn’t love having the place to themselves for a workout?

This also goes for the library. Here at the University of Wisconsin — Madison, the libraries can become packed by the time early evening rolls around. If you wait to go until later, it is easier to get a place to sit and work because many others have stopped working for the night.

Being a night owl perfectly suits my lifestyle. Getting up early to watch a sunrise or to spend alone time getting ready for the day is just not important to me.

Although staying up late can sometimes leave you drained the next day, this is a rarity once you become used to it.

They say the early bird gets the worm, but what if I don’t want a worm?