[s777]

> like railroading whether to skip breakfast or not.

I can relate to this in that I barely have any energy in the mornings to do anything no matter how early I set my alarm, then end up skipping everything except the bare minimum to function, or maybe less depending on if I happen to have more energy that day.

[timcobb]

Is there a connection to autism there?

[PaulHoule]

Autism has become a culturally dominant force that's displaced other kinds of neurodiversity almost completely. All kinds of people have to "mask" aspects of themselves to get along. Black people have to talk white, Asian people have to present themselves in a way white people think is assertive. Gay people have to stay closeted. Just try academia when you grew up in a working class family.

The "simulator" paradigm pretends to promote empathy but it actually does the opposite.

[s777]

Not sure, it's just my experience and I was diagnosed autistic at an early age

[pinkmuffinere]

Ya, I'm curious about this as well. I'm not a morning person, and certainly am always just-scraping-by until about 1 pm. But is this some mild autism? Or is this just how I am? Or is there even a sensible distinction between those two phrases?

[anthomtb]

I feel like setting your alarm earlier, thus reducing the amount of sleep you are getting, may be the wrong thing to do.

[Cthulhu_]

Yup, getting up earlier only works if you go to sleep earlier, too. But that's not for everyone, some people are just night owls.