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edhopper

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15. I bet if we did a survey

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 07:12 PM

Mar 2022

we would not find that to be true.

Also it was probably first said by an arrogant early riser.

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Why is getting up early seen as such a virtue. [View all] edhopper Mar 2022 OP

Well you know the old saying... FakeNoose Mar 2022 #1

I bet if we did a survey edhopper Mar 2022 #15

It was said by Ben Franklin in "Poor Richard's Almanac." tblue37 Mar 2022 #18

They guy who stayed up late in Paris edhopper Mar 2022 #20

Maybe "early to bed, early to rise" whopis01 Mar 2022 #105

Yes, it was one of Ben's many pearls of wisdom. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #38

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #74

Early to bed, early to rise .... CloudWatcher Mar 2022 #52

Good one! MLAA Mar 2022 #55

Touche! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #75

Doesn't state which MAN. CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #107

You are right. I think it was Bette Davis who, when asked what she ate for breakfast... TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 #2

cuz the ppl who get up early are the ones who make the 'rules' mopinko Mar 2022 #3

You and Hubster are the same.. luvs2sing Mar 2022 #4

My dad used to say: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. panader0 Mar 2022 #5

Exactly! I know several very successful night owls Arazi Mar 2022 #6

I get up late and I take a nap in the afternoon Poiuyt Mar 2022 #7

I like your style! nt... druidity33 Mar 2022 #44

I do the same thing. Mossfern Mar 2022 #73

I am the same, but I have to set my alarm for 7:30 for work tomorrow am, even smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #76

Because you can make the early morning breakfast meetings where some of the most Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #8

I'm retired, so it doesn't really matter, but I like seeing the sun come up. TV and other stuff brewens Mar 2022 #9

Im a weird situation than I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #10

Perhaps a new, hybrid life-form. Beartracks Mar 2022 #11

I wish I could do that Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #43

This is why I am looking forward to retirement, if I ever get the chance. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #77

Exactly Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #95

Follow your natural Circadian rhythm. Totally Tunsie Mar 2022 #12

It's probably a very old idea going way back... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2022 #13

Interesting article Victor_c3 Mar 2022 #21

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #27

I read about that mcar Mar 2022 #30

Id hazard a guess quakerboy Mar 2022 #57

Yeah -- I am real sick of that shit Blue Owl Mar 2022 #14

Remnant of a more agricultural society Sympthsical Mar 2022 #16

And less use of candles nitpicker Mar 2022 #101

It's good to get those so inclined up and out of the house/out of the way as soon as possible. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2022 #17

I don't know Meowmee Mar 2022 #19

Your last sentence edhopper Mar 2022 #23

Yep 😀 Meowmee Mar 2022 #24

Puritanical and tyrannical I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #58

Yes agree Meowmee Mar 2022 #65

I so 100% agree and relate to everything you said here! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #80

That is funny you did that too! Meowmee Mar 2022 #108

I am up a at 5:00 am liberal N proud Mar 2022 #22

Yay for night owls IcyPeas Mar 2022 #25

Makes me crazy mcar Mar 2022 #26

I Was An On/Off Sleeper For Years ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #31

I'm more comfortable with myself being myself mcar Mar 2022 #34

I'm like you - my deepest, most refreshing sleep seems to be in the mid to later smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #81

As a night person, I see no virtue in it at all relayerbob Mar 2022 #28

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #83

As a very early riser I can answer that to a degree PCIntern Mar 2022 #29

All true but wouldn't you say that a lot of that work Withywindle Mar 2022 #64

Some...not all by any means. PCIntern Mar 2022 #68

I think my point is that people are naturally all over the sleep spectrum Withywindle Mar 2022 #91

Agreed.... PCIntern Mar 2022 #93

before affordable night time lighting ppl had to rely on daylight to get it done nt msongs Mar 2022 #32

Antiquated ideas based on the need for sunlight to do one's job Blaukraut Mar 2022 #33

Im up late 2-3am I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #63

An old Jay Leno joke on this Hahn_Bikey Mar 2022 #35

*snort* smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #85

Cultures set patterns. Igel Mar 2022 #36

It's good to have a choice IronLionZion Mar 2022 #37

According to Autie Mame, 9 AM was the middle of the night. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #39

I am fighting the feelings of guilt myself. 70sEraVet Mar 2022 #40

I'm an OTR truck driver. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2022 #41

Because we get the worms Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #42

LOL n/t Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #56

...and that's the thing that Ivermectin if actually good for! SeattleVet Mar 2022 #61

But the second mouse gets the cheese. nt Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #82

... BumRushDaShow Mar 2022 #90

Yes, it seems that the early worm gets eaten. taxi Mar 2022 #94

us night shift folk generally see day shift as the weakest link Skittles Mar 2022 #45

I'm with you, Ed. TripleKatPad Mar 2022 #46

Teenagers Ruined It FrankTC Mar 2022 #47

Having kids BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #48

I think it had to do with the times prior to electricity. PatrickforB Mar 2022 #49

I love this thread Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #50

Old saying before electricity... lame54 Mar 2022 #51

My Mom had a board with the saying...I would enjoy the day more if it started later. Needless to c-rational Mar 2022 #53

Is someone attacking your rights to do it??? USALiberal Mar 2022 #54

No edhopper Mar 2022 #59

Night owl here MetalMama Mar 2022 #60

People it seems followed a 1st and second sleep a long time ago maybe even in hunter gatherer times Meowmee Mar 2022 #66

Funny you should ask ecstatic Mar 2022 #67

My husband leaps out of bed at 6:45 full of energy, chatty, thinking about plans for the day betsuni Mar 2022 #69

The early bird gets the worm..but what does the early worm get?! EX500rider Mar 2022 #70

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese! nt Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #71

You might enjoy this article. Night Owls tend to be smarter and more creative Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #78

I'll trade you meadowlander Mar 2022 #79

It's for people that can mostly get work done during earlier Hours JI7 Mar 2022 #84

Most Cambridge University classes do not Duppers Mar 2022 #86

Hmm - what decade are you talking about there? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2022 #92

Night owls are not all 'artists and weirdos' GenThePerservering Mar 2022 #87

Night person here! FormerOstrich Mar 2022 #88

I hear ya there, edhopper canetoad Mar 2022 #89

Sleep is important to a happy and healthy life Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #96

Puritian work ethic. Also, running a succesful farm required early morning chores. FSogol Mar 2022 #97

For the same reason drmeow Mar 2022 #98

With me, it's not a virtue, but rather a necessity DFW Mar 2022 #99

Whatever works best for you. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #100

So is going to bed early. fescuerescue Mar 2022 #102

Because of the exploitive owner class obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #103

I'm an early riser. Aristus Mar 2022 #104

Because pre-electricity treestar Mar 2022 #106