Pros and Cons of being a Morning Person or Night Owl during Quarantine

By Ariana Marquez

Students and teachers during quarantine in their homes have to deal with either being a morning person or night owl by adapting to their daily routines. However, they can because of the new times and activities that come with the quarantine.

Micheal White, a Chemistry teacher at Redwood High school says ” I would say that being a morning person has been a benefit to me because I do the grocery shopping for my household really early in the morning before there are any crowds.”

White also adds, ” I think there are benefits of both.  My sons get to stay up way later than they would during normal times since school starts later and is easier to get to on time.  As mentioned before, being a morning person allows me to run my (limited) errands as soon as stores open.”

White also says, “A con of being a night owl right now is that it will be hard to go back to “normal” school once it is time.  I don’t see any cons of being a morning person.  I like it.” He also adds, ” I have always been a morning person and have tried hard for the last year to keep a routine of going to bed and getting up at my regular times (except over summer).”

Danica Ramos 24′ says “Being a night person has benefited me during quarantine because it’s given me time where I’m able to do fun things like watch shows and movies or connect with my friends. It makes my days less boring.”

Ramos also adds, “A pro to being a night person in this time is my days seem longer. It is boring at times because I have less to do, but before quarantine my days were short and busy which caused some days to be very stressful. Being a night owl makes it so I won’t run out of time to get things done as often as before. “

Ramos also says, “A con about being a night person during this time is I procrastinate. I end up doing schoolwork and other day-to-day things at night when I could have gotten them out of the way earlier in the day. Also during the first semester my sleep schedule was very bad.”

She also adds, “Quarantine definitely made into an even bigger night person. Since I don’t have to get up as early to get ready for school, I found myself staying up later at night and sleeping in until later in the morning. I see this as a con because sometimes I’m tired during the day and it affects my motivation to work. I also think that if I needed to wake up early it would be hard for me to adjust.”

Jalen Bullock 23′ says, “I would say that being a night owl the only benefit I have is since we start at nine I am able to sleep in that extra hour.” He also adds, “Pros to being a early bird is you obviously have more time to prepare yourself for school but you also wake up early so that’s a double edged sword in my book.

Bullock adds, “By being a night owl you can procrastinate and hold off on doing homework because you think “Oh I’ll get it done at 10” instead of trying to do it right away.” He also says, “Quarantine did not change if I am a night owl or a morning person I have always been the type to stay up late especially on the weekends. I will say I think that quarantine helped me to make sure that I manage my time better.”