The Early Bird Really Does Get the Worm
According to Christoph Randler's research as reported in HBR, the early bird really does get the worm.
The Finding: People whose performance peaks in the morning are better positioned for career success, because they're more proactive than people who are at their best in the evening.
The Study: Biologist Christoph Randler surveyed 367 university students, asking them what time of day they were most energetic and how willing and able they were to take action to change a situation to their advantage. A higher percentage of the morning people agreed with statements that indicate proactivity, such as "I spend time identifying long-range goals for myself" and "I feel in charge of making things happen."
Morning people tend to wake at the same time every day, but there's a significant gap between evening people's weekday and weekend wake-up times. In Randler's study of college students, that gap was about two hours on average.
Common Traints of Morning People include:
- Agreeable
- Optimistic
- Stable
- Proactive
- Consientious
- Satisfied with life
Common Traits of Evening people include:
- Creative
- Intelligent
- Humorous
- Extroverted
- Pessimistic
- Neurotic
- Depressed
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