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You live in a society that has some really strong stereotypes of early risers and night owls so there is a large amount of learned values involved here. There might be more to it than that for you, but the learned shame part is real and a very consistent part of our culture.

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I suspect you’re right.

The only thing I can recall before external influences was waking up early as a child and playing in the grass and woods around my home, feeling like the days lasted forever. I associate waking early with those feelings, too.

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