Chronotype vs circadian rhythm

Answering a reader question

Do you follow the sun? The moon? Both? Neither? In today’s post, we’ll be investigating all the activity archetypes and how to use circadian biology to waylay your own personal Ragnarok.

Today’s post was inspired by longtime community member and friend

Jani Konjedic

, who writes Conquering Burnout. Jani asks:

Are you familiar with Dr. Michael Breus' work about sleep chronotypes? I find his ideas very interesting and they relate to me very much. 

I was wondering how much different personalities and chronotypes affect circadian rhythm. How much does circadian rhythm change from individual to individual based on their own personality and chronotype? Ex if someone is a morning person or a bear vs a night person or a wolf?

Keep reading for my response to Jani’s question.

For those who may not be familiar, the idea of chronotype is the idea that individuals ha…