In his 1735 almanac, Benjamin Franklin popularised the saying that “early to bed and early to rise” makes a man “healthy, wealthy and wise”. Sleep researchers are more nuanced: everyone has a chronotype, a partly inherited internal clock that sets when they feel most alert. That rhythm also shifts with age, as teenagers naturally go to bed later than children and older adults.
The upshot: some savour the quiet of 6 a.m. over a coffee, while others write, code or tidy the kitchen once everyone else is asleep. Neither side is wrong, but both have stories. Vote, then compare wake-up routines and peak hours.