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Night owls may struggle to continue working until official retirement age: Evening chronotype linked to 70% heightened risk of needing a disability pension (bmjgroup.com)
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[–] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago

I used to think I was a night owl, but then I bought darkening curtains and a bright artficial dawn lamp. I spend severals hours in the dark before bedtime, and the electric sun rises one hour before I need to wake up.

This shows why it's necessary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_response_curve