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The Morning Myth

by Frank J. Rumbauskas Jr.

June 2019

Beginner

240 pages

5h 4m

English

Wiley

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Don’t Try to Change Your Sleep HabitsWhy I Did All This ResearchHow to Use This Book
A Very Annoyed Five-Year-OldHigh School HellFrom High School to College DropoutThe College Dropout Enters the WorkforceSuccess Found—At Last!Freedom Found
The Myth of Night Owl “Laziness”Society’s Negative Attitudes Toward Night OwlsHow People Fall into the Morning TrapThe Cult of the Early Riser
Morning People Can’t Keep Their Mouths Shut About ItNight Owl Shaming Must Stop—Now
More Morning Garbage from Leading Business PublicationsThe Problem with Studies Favoring Morning Larks
Rotating Shift Work Exacerbates Health RisksThey Call Us Narcissists and PsychopathsIt’s Not Just Diabetes and Heart Disease, It’s Stroke, TooMy Personal Metabolic Morning Disaster
Hours a Day—but Not for YouCongratulations! You’ve Won 25 Hours a Day!You Can’t Change Your Inborn Chronotype— You Can Only AdaptMedical Treatments for Delayed Sleep Phase DisorderCan You Really Get Up Earlier—and Live to Tell About It?
The Night Owl Experience That Set Me FreeThe Proof Is in the Pudding (or, in This Case, the Research)The BBC Speaks UpMore Science Proving Night Owls Fare Better in Life

More Science to Back Night Owls’ Superior IntelligenceNight Owl MBA Students Achieve Higher Test ScoresWant to Get Ahead? Be a Night Owl!Famous, Intelligent, Successful Night Owls
Chronotypes and the Mind-Body ConnectionNatural Sleep Times = Happiness = Massive Productivity“Sleep Pressure” Gives Night Owls the Productivity Advantage
Science Doesn’t Know Why, but Confirms We’re More CreativeThe Sales Training Flunkout Who Became a Top Sales RepAuthor Stereotypes versus Author Truths (or Entrepreneurial Truths)CEOs and the Perpetual Myth of the Early Riser
Coffee and Getting Up Too Early: Both Are Major StressorsCortisol Keeps Early Risers on Edge
“Well, It’s Nice of You to Join Us”The Very Real Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Your HealthThe One-Sided Story That Won’t Go AwayUnintended Sleep-Shaming Is EverywhereNight Owls Are Tired of Being Discriminated AgainstNight Owls, Sleep-Shaming, and Depression
A Look at Drug-Based Sleep AidsNatural and Herbal Sleep AidsGood Sleep HygieneWhat to Avoid in Order to Get Great Sleep
Eat HealthyRelax, Relax, Relax!Self-hypnosisExercise—Within ReasonUse AdaptogensSpend Enough Time OutdoorsUse Essential OilsSleep!A Word of Caution
Flexible Work Schedules Benefit Employers

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To my two beautiful daughters, Agnes and Maeve. I cannot possibly imagine my life without you both in it. You have made me a better person and brought me happiness beyond my wildest dreams. I love nothing more than simply being with you, and your Dad will always be there for you. No matter what.

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