I love sleep! It's like death with the responsibility.
When I was younger I would be out like a light for 9 hours every night, but now it's rare if I doze off before midnight and never sleep through without waking a couple of times. I'm generally up around 6-7am. I don't feel sleepy or fatigued, though, so I guess my body just needs less rest these days.
I suppose in retirement many people are finding out what their natural circadian rhythms are since they're no longer being forced to adhere to typical daytime work schedules. There was one period when I was unemployed for a few months and my cycle gradually got pushed back until I was staying up until 3-4am and sleeping until noon.
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