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Quite interesting and very skim-able. I mainly read my own chronotype and slipped the rest of the other 3 chronotypes.
This book introduces to an idea that we all are genetically predisposed with a particular chronotype that dictates our sleeping habits and basically our whole schedule. It gives tips on how we can optimize our productivity and health by understanding our chronotype.
Reading Experience: 30 mins
This book introduces to an idea that we all are genetically predisposed with a particular chronotype that dictates our sleeping habits and basically our whole schedule. It gives tips on how we can optimize our productivity and health by understanding our chronotype.
Reading Experience: 30 mins
An very accurate book that helps the reader
to determine what type of time orientation they have and how to use this information to their advantage. I liked how the chapters were divided and that it covers a variety of topics from the best time to eat to the best time to argue. I enjoyed this book so much, I'm buying my own copy for future reference.
to determine what type of time orientation they have and how to use this information to their advantage. I liked how the chapters were divided and that it covers a variety of topics from the best time to eat to the best time to argue. I enjoyed this book so much, I'm buying my own copy for future reference.
informative
fast-paced
I liked the book but I didn't love it. This book is written with the idea that you work a 9-5 job. I don't, I work for myself and set my own hours. So what I wanted was not only my chronotype but also the best possible schedule for my type.
Instead, he gives the ideal schedule for a Wolf (in my case) if they work 9-5 and have kids and a spouse. All things that are irrelevant to me. He mentions briefly in one portion that a Wolf would ideally go to bed at 1 am and be up at 9 am. Yet in the book he has us getting up at 7 am and going to bed at 12 am.
I get that most people have more normal jobs, though maybe not with the virus, he could have presented schedules for people that set their own hours in some section. He didn't.
I am going to use the ideal (9am waking, 1am sleep) and shift the schedule he has in the book to that.
The book has a lot of value and interesting points about cycles and metabolism. I think it was very helpful in many regards. Some of the things that are included seem a bit over the top like when to fall in love or when to go to the bathroom, but others are helpful. Like when to make big purchases.
As a practitioner of magick aka a Witch, I see the issue of people going over the top with this kind of book and scheduling their lives to a minute detail instead of using it as a general guideline. So be careful with becoming obsessive.
Also, keep in mind that you may only read 1/4 the book unless you want to learn more about others in your life. Or to make sure you only date others with the same type as you. Especially as a Wolf being in a relationship with a Lion or anyone else would be a problem to some degree. I agree with that from experience. Still I think it was very interesting a good read provided you don't take it too far!
Instead, he gives the ideal schedule for a Wolf (in my case) if they work 9-5 and have kids and a spouse. All things that are irrelevant to me. He mentions briefly in one portion that a Wolf would ideally go to bed at 1 am and be up at 9 am. Yet in the book he has us getting up at 7 am and going to bed at 12 am.
I get that most people have more normal jobs, though maybe not with the virus, he could have presented schedules for people that set their own hours in some section. He didn't.
I am going to use the ideal (9am waking, 1am sleep) and shift the schedule he has in the book to that.
The book has a lot of value and interesting points about cycles and metabolism. I think it was very helpful in many regards. Some of the things that are included seem a bit over the top like when to fall in love or when to go to the bathroom, but others are helpful. Like when to make big purchases.
As a practitioner of magick aka a Witch, I see the issue of people going over the top with this kind of book and scheduling their lives to a minute detail instead of using it as a general guideline. So be careful with becoming obsessive.
Also, keep in mind that you may only read 1/4 the book unless you want to learn more about others in your life. Or to make sure you only date others with the same type as you. Especially as a Wolf being in a relationship with a Lion or anyone else would be a problem to some degree. I agree with that from experience. Still I think it was very interesting a good read provided you don't take it too far!
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
I'm glad that this book was an accessible, quick read. There are definitely some suggestions from it that I'd like to incorporate into my life. However, there's a lot that I'm taking with a grain of salt as well. I disliked the consistent discussion of weight and weight loss throughout the book. I don't think that was relevant to the topic. The author's analysis was fairly cisheterocentric, though I was pleasantly surprised to see content relevant to same-sex couples. I was disappointed that the author barely mentions menstruation's effects on sleep cycles and energy levels, since, for me, that's always something that throws a wrench in the gears of waking up at a decent time. The author does touch on it, but only for about a page and a half, and he doesn't really offer any suggestions beyond taking melatonin. Also, his projections for what anyone is supposed to do in a typical day don't seem to involve chores for whatever reason. For all of the meal time recommendations, for example, Breus seems to be operating under the assumption that the food has already been prepared.
The book was pretty repetitive. A lot of the chapters in Part Two: the Best Time To Do Everything simply rehash conclusions from the chapters on the perfect days for each chronotype, but with slightly more detail. I know that much of this information is simplified in the style of pop science intended for the general public, but I think a lot of the repetition was unnecessary. Still, I'm glad that the book was structured in a way that it was easy to skip what wasn't relevant to me and to zero in on what was.
The book was pretty repetitive. A lot of the chapters in Part Two: the Best Time To Do Everything simply rehash conclusions from the chapters on the perfect days for each chronotype, but with slightly more detail. I know that much of this information is simplified in the style of pop science intended for the general public, but I think a lot of the repetition was unnecessary. Still, I'm glad that the book was structured in a way that it was easy to skip what wasn't relevant to me and to zero in on what was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
discussion of body weight
Listen to audio book. First third was super interesting in theory. Many of the research cited was dubious - small sample size, self report, etc. Highly repetitive as an audiobook. Probably better if you could skim and skip sections easily. The Axis 360 audiobook I used had 577 chapters!
I'm a dolphin and it sucks to be one because we are the insomniacs of the world. Dr. Breus says dolphins need to get up 6:30 AM, no snooze, no coffee until at least 90 minutes later. No blue screen devices after 10:30 PM, go to bed at 11:30 PM, and absolutely NO NAPS, ever! After reading all of that I nearly quit the book. I was like, yeah right that's never going to happen. I go to bed at 1:00 AM and sleep until 11:00 AM. I say sleep, but really I'm in the bed wishing I were asleep. And naps? I have obtained a doctorate in nap taking. However, I started to do some of his recommendations - and guess what? Three times this week I was out of bed between 7:30 AM-9:00 AM.
I gave the book three stars because I was bored through 3/4 of it when he wasn't talking about my chronotype. I forced myself through the book though, because as a librarian I want to be informed about everything.
I gave the book three stars because I was bored through 3/4 of it when he wasn't talking about my chronotype. I forced myself through the book though, because as a librarian I want to be informed about everything.
You definitely should take everything with a grain of salt, as Dr Breus says many times, because not every adjustment suggested will be possible or reasonable in daily life. But there are definitely some interesting tips that I can see improving sleep quality (the concept of power down hour, for one) and I definitely learned a few "why"s behind things I already knew to be true. Fun and fairly quick read, and well timed to make some New Years resolutions!