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Haha, funny. Yes. And true 
However, as with all inane and seemingly useless things that I refer too, I do have a point as well.
I am not a morning person. Not even close. I`ve tried all of the get to sleep techniques, had sleep studies done, even tried sleeping pills, and they simply don`t allow me to get to sleep at anything resembling a normal time. I say this, of course, after I have just crawled out of bed at the crack of noon. But that`s OK, I`m allowed, because I was working until 3am last night. I`m simply more productive in the evening.
Is this a habit I could change if I had to? Yes, of course. Do I have to? No, because I`ve arranged my life and my work so that they happen on a schedule that`s more in line with my personal preferred times and rhythem.
I`m not saying that this is an excuse to tell your boss that you`re going to start showing up for work at noon, or that you`ve decided that you are going to start at 6am now so that you can go home at 3 in the afternoon. (However, if you do want that, ask. Sometimes workplaces are more flexible than you expect.) I`m simply saying that this is a factor that should be taken into your long-term career planning. It`s OK to say to yourself that one of the factors in your ideal work scenario is a later start time, be it due to sleep problems, personal preferences, so that you can walk your kids to school in the morning, etc.
A great deal of your work life is spent molding yourself, your habits and your thought processes into the form that is expected by your employer. Take a moment once in a while to assess how you can mold your work life into a pattern that better fits YOU.
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