Are You a "Morning Person"? Watch Out
Are you a morning person? Or a night owl? A new study says something really fluky. "Morning people," who reported greater alertness at sunrise, 'self-handicapped' more in the morning. "Night owls," who reported greater alertness at sunset, 'self-handicapped' more in the evening, according to newswise.com. "Self-handicapping" is defined by psychologists as when an individual seeks to protect their ego against potential failure in advance by creating circumstances -- real or imagined -- that harm their ability to carry out a stressful task. A classic example is failing to study or staying out too late the night before an important test or job interview. Now, who hasn't done that? Both my husband and I ended relationships early in our dating life because our mates were night owls. He and I, morning people if there ever were morning people, couldn't hack the late-night parties and getting up at noon, so we eventually ...