how come if I go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 6am I feel great, but if I go to bed late and wake up late even though I get 8 hours I feel awful?

Question

I never understood this. If I go to bed early and wake up early I feel amazing. But if I go to bed late and wake up late I feel like shit (I don’t have a set routine I’m used to so it’s not that)

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Answer 1

Weird. I’m the opposite. I work early morning shift and feel terrible on work days, but if I go to bed late and get up late on my days off I feel better even though it’s the same amount of sleep. Apparently my circadian rhythm sets my best sleep at the time of morning when I have to get up for work. Yours is probably set for earlier.