It’s fun to compare our personal tendencies to the primitive characteristics associated with animals, especially when it comes to our winged counterparts. We’ve put together a quiz to help you find out just what kind of bird you are—a lark, a hummingbird, or an owl.
I have always been a night person. Raring to go at 10 p.m., just about when my husband is ready for bed, and even after seven years he is still perplexed at the energy levels I have during the nights. At the same time, I’m not so good in the mornings. Never have been. I take at least half an hour to get up from the bed, I keep hitting snooze the entire time. Then I need half an hour with my coffee. I’m a slow riser.
I’m, what chronobiologists call, a “night owl”.
For years, I tried to be a morning person. Every article, every study, my parents, the society, fed me with sayings, like “the early bird catches the worm”, and I would think to myself, what does the night owl get? So, in my journey of being an entrepreneur, I tried emulating many entrepreneurs’ morning routines in the hopes of finding that key to success.
But did that work? No. Because science has now confirmed that being a morning person or an evening person may be built into our genes. This may explain why those of us who are early-to-bed, early-to-rise types, or late-to-bed, late-to-rise types, find it so hard to change our behavior.
What we can do is embrace our body clock and work with our chronotype to increase productivity. Is it important to figure out if you are a lark, an owl, or a hummingbird?
Very broadly, larks are folks who get up every morning with a spring in their step rise up along with the sun’s first rays. Owls, are most productive at night, burning the midnight oil. The rest are called hummingbirds where some of us are more owlish and some are more larkish and some are in between.
Take the quiz and tell me what statements you identify with the most!
Results
You are a Lark
You are known for your upbeat personality and positive outlook. You are the most productive in the bright and early hours of the day and you often approach life with the glass half-full approach. You are intrinsically driven—with motivation as close as looking in the mirror!
You are a Hummingbird
You generally enjoy life and are a light-hearted soul. You are quick on your feet and are productive at just about any time of day. You avoid conflict and you lift up negativity wherever it creeps in and express love more fully in your daily endeavors. You are easily adaptable and go with the flow.
You are an Owl
You are a wise and intuitive being. You also are most productive when most of the world is in bed sleeping. You have a great intuition that never steers you wrong and you have the ability to see what’s usually hidden to most.
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