Are You a Morning Person? / myLot

Gainesville, Florida

July 10, 2026 10:59am CST

Some people are naturally early risers, and some people are naturally night owls. I'm a night owl by nature, but because of work requirements I am forced to be an early riser. But I'm not a morning person by any means. So, when I get up early in the morning, I struggle to function until my coffee kicks in. I saw a tweet on X recently that summed me up perfectly in the morning: "I admire people who get up, have breakfast and shower in 30 minutes. I need 30 minutes just to figure out where I am and who I am." Yes, I am often in a daze early in the morning. And sometimes, when I get to work, co-workers will have conversations with me that I have no recollection of. My brain just hasn't started functioning yet. How about you? Are you a morning person? Or are you more of a night owl?

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Michael

@Wrexxo (3351)

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Im not a morning person. I even hate getting up early

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (129042)

• Gainesville, Florida

Me too! I’d sleep all day if I could. And interestingly, even though I have to get up super early in the morning, I still go to bed really late at night!

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Dominique

@dodo19 (48293)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

I'm definitely an early riser. Always have been more so. My husband is more night owl.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (129042)

• Gainesville, Florida

Even though I have to get up early in the morning, I still stay up late at night, which probably explains why I am so tired in the mornings.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (48293)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

@moffittjc Yeah, I would definitely think that doesn't help.

snowy

@snowy22315 (210401)

• United States

I would say so. I think I am at my best in the morning, but I still take my time getting going.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (129042)

• Gainesville, Florida

I’m the opposite. Sometimes, I feel like I don’t even come alive until after midnight!

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Fleur

@Fleura (35603)

• United Kingdom

I am always seeing people asked to choose between these two. I'm both. I just struggle with afternoons!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (129042)

• Gainesville, Florida

I will say that I do my best napping in the afternoon, but that’s because I get up early and go to bed late!

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (60254)

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I am not a morning person and never have been. Yes, most mornings I have to get up and I have to function but like you, it takes both time and coffee!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (129042)

• Gainesville, Florida

I use to have a major dilemma in the mornings: I couldn’t function until I had coffee, but I couldn’t make the coffee because I couldn’t function! Thank God most coffee makers now have preset timers on them!