Sleeping in is good for productivity

My work habits have so been validated. Belgian scientists prove that night owls are more productive than early risers.

After 10 hours of being awake, the early birds showed reduced activity in brain areas linked to attention, compared to the night owls. They also felt sleepier and tended to perform more slowly on the task.

The scientists said that alertness depended on a combination of a person's natural circadian rhythm - internal clock that tells us when to sleep - and actual fatigue due to being kept awake, known as "sleep pressure".

I do the majority of my good work after 5pm. Absolutely nothing fires off before 10am, and if it does it's so forced. Now, on the basis of this research, I hereby officially change my work hours to be 3pm to 11pm.