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Some kids can do it. Some go to sleep earlier and wake up refreshed. Some don't, it's biological that's all. I wish I'd gone to bed earlier in high school but I was wired to stay up late. Same in college. It wasn't until I started working that I got to bed earlier. And after having kids man I can go to bed at 8pm easy.


> Some don't, it's biological that's all.

That really sounds like we're hand-waving away what is happening. The biology might be an effect, not a cause.


Did you even read the article? It’s about biological circadian rhythms.


Then it’s better to “rewire” these kids before they get to the real world and have to wake up early, or else they will be poor performers.


Sleep patterns change throughout life. (Think infants, toddlers, young adults, middle-aged, elderly). The sleep pattern of a given teenager is not necessarily the same as the one they'll have even a few years latter, no external rewiring required.


It is not possible.


Then their fate is sealed.




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