Since the dawn of human history, there have been morning people and night owls.
But just what makes someone fall into either camp, and how that tendency affects his or her output hasn’t been altogether clear. One recent study, however, has shed new light on a one major difference between the two worker types.
Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics in Russia and England’s Oxford University did a dual study on the pair of worker types, and the results they found were interesting. Per Science Daily, at night, morning people “[demonstrated] a quicker reaction time when solving unusual attention-related tasks than night owls.” That said, they also made more errors in the process. What that means is, when sleep deprived, morning people’s brain attention systems don’t function as well.
Researchers are hoping the tests will help shake things up in industries where sleep deprivation can adversely affect one’s output. For example, it should help employers of pilots and truck drivers, whose lives (and others’) could directly depend on it.
To read the full study, click here. Learn more about the differences between night owls and morning people in the video below.
—RealClearLife
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