ELI5, why is going to bed super late bad for you if you still get the same amount of sleep?

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I’ve always wondered this, espeically over summer break or for those who work later but why is going to bed late bad for you if you still get the perfect amount of sleep?

For example, last night I wen’t to bed at like 1:30 AM and woke up at 10:30 am, which is 9 hours? So if I’m getting required sleep, how is it bad for me?

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It’s not. The bad thing is going to bed when your body doesn’t want you to. Early or late, everyone has a circadian rhythm that their bodies adopt.

Some people are night owls. Trying to get them to sleep at 9 PM is misery. Some people are morning larks. They’ll fall over staying up until 1 AM.

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