In a society built around an early bird schedule, it is no wonder why night owls, like myself, avoid beginning our day. How anyone properly functions at 7 a.m. is beyond me, and us night owls tend to get the bad rep, because we simply don’t. As much as I want to embrace my nocturnal attributes, it seems impossible to do so in the world we live in. I think it is necessary, for the sake of humanity, to discuss the countless struggles every night owl deals with, purely because the sun is out.
Struggle #1: The torture of waking up in the morning.
Okay, honestly, everything about the morning sucks for a night owl. First off, I’m awakened by an alarm so loud, that I might as well have someone put a blow horn to my ear. If that’s not enough to tick me off, I’m basically blinded by the sunlight through my window. And just to add the cherry on top, the birds are chirping on the tree outside my window. Not now, Tweetie, not now.
Struggle #2: Dealing with the scum of the earth. Also known as the “early birds.”
If you are a night owl, the last thing you want to deal with when you are forced to conform to society and wake up at 7 a.m., is an early bird. I can barely even make myself a cup of coffee before my path crosses someone’s whose been up since 5:30 a.m., and has already done more than I do in my entire day. They are out to catch every worm imaginable, and frankly, it’s annoying. I promise I really don’t want to have a 10-minute convo about everything you have already done today. Just let me sit here waiting for this class to start, with circles under my eyes, in peace.
Struggle #3: Really wanting to take a nap.
As someone who literally cannot be productive during the day, I see no point in being conscious. I would probably have better luck running a marathon then trying to do schoolwork while the sun is out. The only solution I find to this problem, is napping. I mean who doesn’t love a good nap? Night owls and naps are totally on the same level. We just get each other, you know?
Struggle #4: When all of a sudden, at 10 p.m., your brain awakens.
If you are not a moon dweller, I cannot really explain this feeling to you. But, imagine getting a jolt of electricity through your body and literally being reincarnated into a whole new personality. Night owls, this is our time. This is when our day truly begins! The productivity that exists for night owls between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. is mindboggling. But, no one else except us knows exactly how much gets done, because we are the only ones awake.
Struggle #5: Actually going to sleep.
You would think that because we stay up so late, that we would have an easier time falling asleep. LOL. Wrong. I can probably speak for the entire night owl population when I say that. There is much more that you could be doing because it is night. So we have enormous difficulty falling asleep knowing that.
Believe me, I love being a night owl. There are so many great benefits to getting all your work done at night. However, sometimes, with all the struggles we face, it can be easy to overlook that. I would much rather be a wise owl than a boring lark, wouldn’t you? Alright, it is 10 p.m., time to go to bed, now. Oh, wait -- just kidding.
