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‘Extreme Larks’ Share Their (Very) Early Morning Routines

Some get right to work. Others watch the sun come up and listen to the birds.
Source: Darren Staples / Reuters

The Life of a Person Who Wakes Up Really, Really Early

New research suggests that extreme early risers—people who wake up before 5:30 a.m.—might be more common than anyone expected, Olga Khazan reported this month.


I used to work on the space-shuttle program and, as a crew leadman, I would roll down NASA Causeway often before 3:30 in the morning, even though my work shift began at

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