Psychology Today reported that intelligent people are likely to be nocturnal beings, with those with a higher IQ going bed later on both weeknights and weekends.
The macrostructure of sleep has a small but consistent correlation with intelligence, with possible nonlinear effects. Biological and social factors contribute to the relationship between sleep macrostructure and intelligence.
Those who have a higher IQ and tend to process more information than others tend to dream more often because there are more thoughts going through the mind. Think about dreaming as sorting out all the things that you learn or think about during the day, somewhat like a processing plant.
Interestingly, only a bit more than one-third (37 percent) of people in the study actually identified as early birds or night owls (13 percent and 24 percent respectively), although it's worth noting that evening types on 24 percent were the most common chronotype.
The tendency to be a night owl exists on a spectrum, with most people being typical, some people having a small or moderate tendency to be a night owl, and a few having an extreme tendency to be a night owl.
Daydreaming during the day can be difficult, with plenty of distractions with work, kids, friends and responsibilities of daylight hours. Some studies suggest that those with higher IQs prefer nighttime hours, since the quiet is conducive to a wandering mind (and great ideas).
After assessing the 420 participants, they discovered that night owls are more likely to have higher intelligence scores.
Night owl behavior is often diagnosed as delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) by sleep clinicians. DSPD is estimated to affect 15 percent of the population of the United States. People with DSPD have a delayed circadian rhythm.
Night owls may be at higher risk for chronic disease, prior research has shown. A 2022 study found night owls were more sedentary, had lower aerobic fitness levels, and burned less fat at rest and while active than early birds.
Morning people really are happier, study finds. A new study finds that night owls have an increased risk for mental illness and are less happy than morning larks.
Studies have shown that people with higher IQs are likely to deviate from familiar evolutionary traits, such as circadian rhythms. Night owls who opt to wake up in the later hours of the day and stay awake until the wee small hours of the morning may be exhibiting a form of evolution.
Most Geniuses Perfected the Power Nap
That's pretty much true. Since a lot of them tend to believe that it is absolutely imperative to stay ahead, they seem to think that sleeping deprives them of this opportunity. Hence, they'd reduce the time they rest at night in order to have more functional, waking hours.
Previous research has shown that napping has cognitive benefits, with people who have had a short nap performing better in cognitive tests in the hours afterwards than counterparts who did not nap.
Less sleep lowers IQ scores
After five successive days of sleeping less than you need, your IQ can be lowered by up to 15 points. This means that a person of average intelligence could have an effective IQ of only 85, the level at which you would need special education to learn.
ADHD and Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction
It's common for people with ADHD to have delayed circadian rhythms– known more commonly as “being a night owl.” With a delayed circadian rhythm, your sleep signals are delayed by two hours or more beyond what is considered a normal bedtime.
Morning People May Live Longer Than Night Owls (Published 2018) Compared with “definite morning” types, “definite evening” types had a 10 percent increased risk of dying over a six-and-a-half-year study period.
Morning larks tend to live longer than night owls, research has shown.
In addition to Ohanian, late risers include CEOs like Jonah Peretti (Buzzfeed), Aaron Levie (Box), and Tom Lehman (Genius); authors like Gustave Flaubert and James Joyce, and political leaders like Bill de Blasio and Winston Churchill. There are in fact, some real advantages to being a night owl.
Other well-known night owls include Winston Churchill, Fran Lebowitz, Bob Dylan, Carl Jung, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Travolta, Prince, Christina Aguilera, and, believe it or not, Barack Obama.
Night owls were found to be shy and sarcastic, more likely to use Instagram and to believe in ghosts and cryptids - defined in the. They were also more likely to be single, whereas early birds were more likely to be married and have children living in the house.
Thanks to the shared Intuitive trait, the top 3 night owls belong to one of these two groups: Turbulent Logicians (INTP-T) take the crown with a nearly unanimous vote (83.74% of respondents being more productive in the evening), followed by Turbulent Mediators (INFP-T) with 78.80% and Turbulent Debaters (ENTP-T, 78.48% ...
In fact, some studies suggest that night owls tend to possess three personality traits known as the “dark triad.” These traits are psychopathy (psychologically manipulative tendencies), Machiavellianism (a willingness to harm others in pursuit of a personal goal), and narcissism (a self-obsessed personality).
Many people with high level of intelligence lean towards over-thinking and keep analyzing everything that occurs in their life, their surroundings and beyond. Too much thinking can be exhausting at times, especially when your thoughts lead you to conclusions which vex and frustrate you.