So, after some experimentation and deliberation, I've decided that my ideal hours to sleep are roughly Noon to 8pm.
Granted, ideal sleeping hours may be idiosyncratic to geography (and living situations), so I should qualify this with the fact that I currently live in sunny, Southern California (and live with Southern Californians).
Why? A host of variables.
I suppose that I naturally gravitate to being nocturnal. This could be for many reasons. It's not as hot at night, there's no sunlight (I'm fair-skinned), and there are less people around (I live in a co-op, so if I keep those hours then I get to avoid others when they're most active in the house).
Less heat, less sunlight, less people, less noise (overall) - all that's groovy, but why those hours in particular?
I still need to be awake during some daylight hours, just to do normal human being business. In my experience, I've determined that the morning hours are best for this.
It's generally cooler before noon. Less people are awake because some people don't wake up early. Seems to be less overall sunlight (don't know why - perhaps fog). Restaurants are serving breakfast food.
Also, if I wake up at 8pm, I can still participate in choice late night activities if I want to.. Not parties, not bars, but late night movies! (In the morning for me) It's great.
So basically, if I sleep from Noon to 8pm, then I get to avoid the hottest, shittiest, most active part of the day for most people, and I don't really experience any drawbacks.
So, what are your ideal hours?
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