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What Your Bedtime Says About You with Professor Matt Walker
The Checkup with Doctor Mike
The Importance of Knowing Your Sleep Chronotype
Understanding your sleep chronotype is crucial because it determines your natural preference for sleep timing based on genetically determined factors. There are at least nine genes that dictate whether you are a morning type, evening type, or somewhere in between. Identifying your chronotype can be done through the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire, revealing whether you are a night owl or a morning lark. Many people's desired sleep schedule differs from what society dictates, leading to a mismatch that can impact their overall sleep quality and well-being.
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