Life as a Night Owl : The Challenges and Bright Future for Those Wired for the Night

About this episode

This episode discusses the unique challenges faced by night owls in a morning-oriented work culture and explores the positive future for those with a later body clock.

Night owls have always had it tougher in a workday designed by and made for “morning people.” So why are some people aligned to a later body clock and what does the new normal hold for them? It’s good news. A full listing and descriptions of our episodes is available at https://cooltimelife.com. If you're interested in supporting the CoolTimeLife podcast series, visit https://www.patreon.com/steveprentice

People in this episode

Host: Steve Prentice

Topics covered

• night owls
• work-life balance
• body clock
• challenges of night owls
• future of work

Keywords

• night owls
• morning people
• workday challenges
• body clock alignment
• future of work

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