Preface viiChapter 1 Confessions of a Stigmatized Night Owl 1Chapter 2 The Brainwashing 17Chapter 3 The Prison 31Chapter 4 Studies Favoring Morning Larks Are Fatally Flawed 43Chapter 5 Fighting Your Internal Clock Is Harmful to Your Health 51Chapter 6 Your Circadian Rhythm--and Why You Can't Change It 63Chapter 7 Night Owls Are More Successful 77Chapter 8 Night Owls Are Smarter Than Early Risers 91Chapter 9 Night Owls Are More Productive 101Chapter 10 Night Owls Are More Creative 115Chapter 11 Night Owls Are More Relaxed 133Chapter 12 Night Owl Discrimination and Sleep-Shaming 141Chapter 13 Diet, Nutrition, and Other Secrets to Better, Deeper Sleep 157Chapter 14 Mitigating the Health Risks of Early Rising 193Chapter 15 How Flexible Work Hours Benefit Employers 203Epilogue: Night Owls Have a Huge Advantage over Early Risers 211Acknowledgments 213About the Author 215Index 217
FRANK J. RUMBAUSKAS is the author of Selling Sucks, The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook, and the New York Times bestseller Never Cold Call Again! Frank spent the first half of his sales career cold calling. Finally, after years of effort, he perfected a system of lead-generation techniques that catapulted him to the top of sales at Lucent Technologies, and has since changed the lives of countless salespeople around the world.