It’s currently 01:32 and I was due to be asleep quite a few hours ago.

It’s fine. Once or twice a week I struggle to sleep. It’s a pain – especially when I’m working in-office the next day. But I’m used to it.And often it’s self-inflicted. It is tonight. I ate some chocolate bars after dinner, so the caffeine in it is keeping me up.

On these sleepless evenings I worry about the lack of sleep I’m going to get. But another thing I think about is how much I like the nighttime.

I don’t do fun stuff like gaming whilst up late, like I did in my teenage years. I don’t do much at all really – just read, watch, and fiddle with my phone. That’s not why I like it.

I like it because the hours between 22:00–03:00 are when my brain and body work their best – I’m creative and energetic. And it makes me miss those years when I had a sleep pattern of 04:00–12:00.

Waking up earlyI tend to wake up at 06:30 in the winter months, and 06:00 in the summer months. doesn’t bother me too much. I’ve even learnt to enjoy it.Morning walks and reading are very pleasurable. But on those days when I stay up late I get a glimpse of those midnight, witching hours that my internal clock is built for.