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And be up at night when it’s cooler; like that we don’t get sunburned when we go outside.
1. Until recently, people often got up at sunrise, worked until mid-day, and took a nap for few hours. That custom is dying out.
2. It’s hard to reverse one’s schedule since our bodies were designed to be diurnal.
day dreaming
We were designed to sleep at night and stay awake during the day. We have changed that by creating perpetual day (via electric lights).
I generally sleep walk in the winter. How do I reverse that for summer? Walk backwards or stand on my head?
Sam2: We have changed the ability to work at night through improved lights. Our bodies’ design is not under our control, and being noctural (sleeping days, working nights) is problematic for one’s health.
We should all migrate to the southern hemisphere like the birds.
FYI:
Diurnal
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Look up diurnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Diurnal (“daily”) may refer to:
Diurnal cycle, any pattern that recurs daily
Diurnality, the behavior of animals and plants that are active in the daytime
Diurnal motion, the apparent motion of stars around the Earth
Diurnal phase shift, a phase shift of electromagnetic signals
Diurnal temperature variation, a cycle of daily temperature change
In astrology:
Diurnal chart, a chart for a given date, based on the natal chart
Diurnal planet, a planet in a sect for which the Sun is above the horizon
Diurnal sign, a sign in the zodiac
Diurnal arc, time expressed as right ascension
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