![]() If I were a morning person, shouldn’t I be bright and cheerful as soon as the sun was up? Shouldn’t I be able to respond to people talking to me first thing in the morning? Surely the nonverbal groans that are my primary form of communication pre-coffee can’t be the language of a morning person. ![]() It’s fun occasionally, or as a way to catch up with old friends, but like many introverts, I often find myself ready to head home and change into pajamas well before everyone else.įor years, this was perplexing to me. Neither do I typically like to stay out late at bars or go to parties. I prefer to have a cup (or pot) of coffee, read the news, make breakfast, and only then interact with people and start the day. I’m not an early bird or a night owl, I’m some form of permanently exhausted pigeon.* I don’t jump into things right away in the morning. When I considered my own answer, however, I found myself agreeing with that student who always felt tired. Occasionally, one student would claim they were neither - they were tired all the time - eliciting laughter from their peers. ![]() If you’re an introvert, you may not look like the typical “morning” or “night” person.Īs a teacher, I would start each of my classes with a get-to-know you question, and one of my favorites was, “Are you a morning person or a night person?” Most people had clearly defined answers: They were a night person and wrote all their papers after midnight, or they were a morning person and actually made it to their 8 a.m. ![]()
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