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. Some research even suggests that those who stay up late and sleep in regularly are smarter than those who don't.
Studies show that night owls and those who wake up later actually are smarter and more creative than their early rising counterparts. They also have higher IQs according to The Independent. Unfortunately, night owls have slightly lower academic scores than early risers (by about 8%).
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Just look at Winston Churchill and the former president of the USA Barack Obama – both highly successful, ambitious and night owls. Other famous evening people include Prince, Christina Aguilera, Aaron Levie, just to name a few.
Night owls make up approximately 15% of the population and are most productive late into the evenings. Many are creative and more open to taking risks. While not always true, they may be more likely to: Be sleep-deprived.
If you prefer to go to bed and get up later – a sleep chronotype known as being a night owl – you may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study found. Night owls were more sedentary, had lower aerobic fitness levels and burned less fat at rest and while active than early birds in the study.
Mistanta (ca. 1810 – 1847), also known as Owl Woman, lived with one foot in the white world and the other in that of the Cheyenne. Born during a time of increasingly strained relationships between Native Americans and white settlers, Mistanta is credited with nourishing peace on the Colorado plains.
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Many adults with ADHD are self-described (and quite happy) “night owls.” As stimuli and distractions dim, creativity and productivity shine while the rest of the world sleeps.
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.
Night owls thrive after dark and may struggle to wake at sunrise, requiring multiple alarms. This chronotype is typically more creative in the afternoon and evening. According to researchers, while a third of the population doesn't have a strongly defined chronotype, 30 percent are ascribed night owls.
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. Morning larks wake in the early hours with smiles on their faces and a can-do attitude that befuddles most night owls.
Morning people tend to live longer than night owls. But a new report suggests it may have less to do with sleep and more to do with what happens when you're awake. Researchers in Finland found mortality risk in night owls was mainly tied to smoking and alcohol.
Similarly, a female owl is called an owl hen and a male owl is called owl coco. A baby owl, in general, is called as an owlet. Owls belong to the family of raptors or preying birds.
Little Owl (Lilith)
The image of the owl is strongly associated with Athena which dates back to Athena and her role as a goddess in early Greek myth. In fact, one of Athena's ancient epithets is Glaukopis, which symbolizes her role as a bright-eyed Owl Goddess.
Re: Night owls for men
The lore behind the Nightowl sect says that they were a squad formed from within the Deathwatch, a best-of-the-best-of-the-best kind of thing. No where does it specify that this squad was all female, so there must have been male Nightowls.
But despite the Empire's occupation, the Nite Owls resisted. But the Empire won out, leading to the destruction of Mandalore. Afterward, some members remained loyal to Bo-Katan, but after losing the darksaber one too many times, even her loyal Nite Owls left her.
Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Nite Owl, Hollis T. Mason, was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Daniel "Dan" Dreiberg, became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen.
Usually, people who are night owls stay awake past midnight, and extreme night owls may stay awake until just before or even after dawn. Some night owls have a preference or habit for staying up late, or stay up to work the night shift.
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).
“Although morning types may achieve more academically, night owls tend to perform better on measures of memory, processing speed, and cognitive ability, even when they have to perform those tasks in the morning,” notes the BBC. “Night-time people are also more open to new experiences and seek them out more.”