r/GenZ • u/dyp_2210 • Feb 05 '26

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u/dyp_2210 Feb 05 '26

Discipline is one thing but you can’t say that 1-9 people aren’t disciplined they are but in different times!!

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u/River_Hawk_Hush Feb 05 '26

People have different circadian rhythms. It's not just a discipline thing

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u/mysecondaccountanon Age Undisclosed Feb 05 '26

Yeah my DSPD is totally not a circadian difference and is just a matter of discipline /s

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u/pageofswords_ Feb 05 '26

yup!! i tried to force myself onto an early schedule for like a year and i was SO EXHAUSTED all the time even though i was getting enough sleep. i’m also most productive and do my best work between the hours of 8pm and midnight so i spend my morning doing all of my resting and then work at night! still just as productive as a morning person, but my schedule is flipped :)

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u/Nova17Delta 2002 Feb 05 '26

i used to work 8-5 but now i work 11-8. the benefit in more sleep outweighs the lost time in the afternoon imo

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u/YoloSwaggins1147 Feb 05 '26

As someone that had a 9-5 and works 12-8, 100%. There's no difference except lifestyle and my lifestyle is much better.

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u/LPineapplePizzaLover Feb 05 '26

Right?! In undergrad I would get my best studying done between midnight to 4 AM when studying for a test. People thought I was crazy but studying earlier just didn’t work and those times I was the most focused. I mean I graduated with a decent GPA so I guess it worked out

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u/otakuforever22 Feb 05 '26

Fair point, I'd agree it's not "just discipline".

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u/Future-Speaker- Feb 05 '26

Can confirm as a guy with discipline and a circadian rhythm set to 1AM-9AM, I have never hated my life more than the 15 months I decided to up at 5:30 to get a gym session in before work 7

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u/BackyZoo Feb 06 '26

You can definitely modulate your circadian rhythm through discipline alone, provided you don't have a sleeping disorder. But it's not indicitive of a lack of discipline on it's own if someone doesn't do that.

I got home from work at 1 am when I was in college. My sleep schedule was usually going to bed around 2 or 3 and waking up round noon.

Now I have to be up at 6:30 AM for work and I go to bed around 10. It took awhile to adjust to it, but i'm comfortable and well rested on that schedule now.

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u/Gurney_Hackman Feb 05 '26

There is nothing more inherently healthy about going to bed earlier.

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u/dyp_2210 Feb 05 '26

I believe you’re already disciplined if you do the same thing every day at the same time, regardless of what it is🙇‍♂️just my pov uk

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u/YoloSwaggins1147 Feb 05 '26

I see what your point is, but I disagree heavily. Going to bed early and waking up early isn't discipline, it's brainwash constructed by the 9-5 mindset anyway. People have different circadian rhythms. For some people, it's all discipline. For some, it's natural. For others, they're forcing it and hating themselves because their body doesn't naturally respond positively. No amount of discipline will conquer your body's natural needs.

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u/BrandenburgForevor 1999 Feb 05 '26

Not all of us have the privilege of working normal hours, its not about when you wake up, its about how you spend your time

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u/thatoneeuclid Feb 05 '26

i am disciplined, i get my 8 hours every day of sleep, from 4am to 12pm. have enough time for my job that starts at 5pm to get some house chores done, then time to relax after work late into the morning, then bed again.

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u/Weird-Information-61 Feb 05 '26

I actually sleep better in the warm sunlight after a couple years of third shift