Science Says Your Highest Alertness is at 10 a.m — Why Wake up at 6 a.m?
<p>If you’ve ever been interested in getting stuff done and being an over-achiever, you’ve probably checked out productivity-related content before. No matter the platform, this type of advice is overwhelmingly delivered by the same type of individual: young, fit, healthy, ultra-busy but in control, more often than not better looking than average, and most importantly: he/she is an early riser.</p>
<p>These people not only love to get a ton of work done and brag about it, they love to do it early. By the time you wake up, they’ve already crunched a 1-hour workout, posted a YouTube video, worked on the manuscript for their next book, and had a breakfast healthier than anything you’ve eaten in the past 2 months. Their secret? Wake up at 6, 5, or even 4 a.m. for some of them.</p>
<p>Waking up early seems to be one of the main cornerstones of being more productive than average, yet science doesn’t always back this up. Enter circadian rhythms.</p>
<h1>What are circadian rhythms?</h1>
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<p>“Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark and affect most living things, including animals, plants, and microbes.” — <a href="https://nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/circadian-rhythms.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">National Institute of General Medical Sciences</a></p>
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<p>Here is what a basic circadian rhythm looks like for humans:</p>
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