Poll: What most often keeps you up at night? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What most often keeps you up at night?".
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X) 
United States
Local time: 00:50
Spanish to English
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| Nothing keeps me up | Aug 19, 2017 |
I learned how to fully relax about 35 years ago. Took biofeedback training. It changed my life.
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| Keeps you up? | Aug 19, 2017 |
Reading an exciting novel
Keeps you awake?
Nothing at the moment
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:50
Spanish to English
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The stifling summer heat here in Spain. Last night it was 3 AM before the indoor temperature was bearable enough to go to bed. I was outdoors until then, and every time I started to doze off I was startled awake by mosquitoes or some other, more loudly buzzing insects...
[Edited at 2017-08-19 09:42 GMT]
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| Nothing keeps me awake at night! | Aug 19, 2017 |
I sleep quite well, occasionally if I’m too tired it takes forever to fall asleep but nothing that a good book can’t cure…
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| Interesting TV programmes | Aug 19, 2017 |
I stay up deliberately and willingly to watch the most interesting TV programmes most of which are broadcast late at night (BBC 4 in particular).
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Television most often...
I'm a sucker for anything with Geordies, from Inspector Lewis to Vera Stanhope, even though I have seen them all at least three times... I sit up long hours with a book now and then too.
Work, family problems and money are best sorted out early in the day, then they don't keep you awake.
Very occasionally I stay up into the small hours over a tight deadline, but not nearly as often as I used to.
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| Other/nothing | Aug 19, 2017 |
I don't need anyting to keep me up at night, I stay up on my own and like it this way. The very wording of this question is one more evidence of this world being dominated by early birds who can't even imagine some people may have a different circadian rhythm.
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| Well, someone has to keep the world going at night... | Aug 19, 2017 |
Anton Konashenok wrote:
I don't need anyting to keep me up at night, I stay up on my own and like it this way. The very wording of this question is one more evidence of this world being dominated by early birds who can't even imagine some people may have a different circadian rhythm.
I do so sympathise!
My theory is that back when people lived in caves, the ones who stayed awake at night were vital to survival. Someone had to watch the fire.
Babies don't necessarily sleep at night, and someone has to keep an eye on the youngest while the rest are asleep.
Society still needs night owls, and I find few things more beautiful than the night sky - stars in winter and the wonderful northern twilight at midsummer...
I don't take midday naps often, but from around 3-4-5 in the morning til 10-11 I am not at my best!
(Sunrise is just sunset played backwards, as some wise guy put it!)
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Gitte Hoveds (X)
Denmark
Local time: 09:50
Danish to English
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Why do all the good TV programmes start so late?
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Vi Pukite
United States
Local time: 00:50
Latvian to English
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| @Teresa - Agree! | Aug 19, 2017 |
An hour or so reading in bed has always been the best way to end the day for me, but now my kill-joy doctor says it's a bad thing to do. Whatever next - I won't be able to drink coffee all morning? ☹️
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Christine Andersen wrote:
Society still needs night owls, and I find few things more beautiful than the night sky - stars in winter and the wonderful northern twilight at midsummer...
And in Denmark there is also the B-society to stand for our rights
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:50
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Crazy hours. No discipline.
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