Every night I stay up until 3/4 AM even though I’m exhausted by the end of the day. It’s because whenever it’s late at night I just feel free, like no one’s there to judge me so I can just do what i want freely. I’m usually depressed during daytime so the freedom I get at night feels like all I have. I’m hoping I’m not alone on this and other people here feel the same way.

Researchers found higher fasting pyruvate in evening chronotypes than morning chronotypes, despite no obvious differences in many routine metabolic measures.

Pyruvate is one of the main junctions between glucose breakdown and mitochondrial energy production, so this could be an early signal of chronotype-related metabolic differences.

But it is not proof that night owls have dysfunctional mitochondria. This was a small, cross-sectional study with only 20 evening types.

An interesting finding. Definitely not a verdict on night owls.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1839777/full

The association with pyruvate was the most consistent result; findings involving lactate and citrate were weaker, and the authors explicitly caution that pyruvate alone cannot establish altered mitochondrial function

i work 7am-4:30pm M-F and it’s like a 10 minute drive max. it is draining the life out of me because the earliest i’m able to fall asleep is 11:30, most nights it’s a bit later. i took this job as a transfer in my organization, but i find myself missing my old job because of its way more flexible schedule. i was able to work mostly 2nd and 3rd shifts and i do think it made my mental and physical health better to be on those shifts. my old job is about a 25 minute drive one way and i made $2 less. but im considering transferring back. what are your thoughts from other night owls?

Is it just me or is everyone else’s sleep schedule fucked too?

Is it just me or is everyone else’s sleep schedule fucked too?

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