Night owl
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| "During my first years in Paris, beginning in 1924, [[Night owl|I lived at night]], going to bed at sunrise, getting up at sunset, wandering about the city from Montparnasse to Montmartre. And even though I had always ignored and even disliked ..."--[[Brassaï]] cited in ''[[Photography Speaks]]'' (1989) by Brooks Johnson | "During my first years in Paris, beginning in 1924, [[Night owl|I lived at night]], going to bed at sunrise, getting up at sunset, wandering about the city from Montparnasse to Montmartre. And even though I had always ignored and even disliked ..."--[[Brassaï]] cited in ''[[Photography Speaks]]'' (1989) by Brooks Johnson | ||
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| A '''night owl''', '''evening person''' or simply '''owl''', is a person who tends or prefers to be active late at [[night]] and into the early morning, and to sleep and wake up later than is considered normal; night owls often work or engage in recreational activities late into the night (in some cases, until around dawn), and sleep until relatively late in the day. | A '''night owl''', '''evening person''' or simply '''owl''', is a person who tends or prefers to be active late at [[night]] and into the early morning, and to sleep and wake up later than is considered normal; night owls often work or engage in recreational activities late into the night (in some cases, until around dawn), and sleep until relatively late in the day. | ||
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"During my first years in Paris, beginning in 1924, I lived at night, going to bed at sunrise, getting up at sunset, wandering about the city from Montparnasse to Montmartre. And even though I had always ignored and even disliked ..."--Brassaï cited in Photography Speaks (1989) by Brooks Johnson |
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A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends or prefers to be active late at night and into the early morning, and to sleep and wake up later than is considered normal; night owls often work or engage in recreational activities late into the night (in some cases, until around dawn), and sleep until relatively late in the day.
See also
- Chronobiology – the study of sleep cycles and other time-dependent biological systems
- Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
- Insomnia – the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep
- Graveyard shift
- Nightlife – activities, mostly entertainment-oriented, done between sundown and sunrise
- Zeitgeber – environmental factors, such as bright light, that reinforce sleep–wake cycles
- Nighthawks
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