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Are You a Morning Lark or a Night Owl?

18 questions, about 4 min. Free, no sign-up.

The questions cover everyday habits, from free Saturdays and deadlines to jet lag and late dinners.

Your answers place you on three scales: Timing (Early or Late), Energy (Steady or In bursts) and Flexibility (Anchored or Adaptable). Those scores match you to one of three types: the Morning Lark, the Night Owl or the Hummingbird. You'll see your percentage on each scale, how closely you match each type, and a profile with an ideal-day schedule, tips for work and study, and how you get on with the other types.

There are 18 questions and it takes about 4 minutes. It's for fun, not a sleep assessment.

Possible results

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  1. No alarm, no plans and nobody needing you. On a free Saturday, when do you actually open your eyes?
    • Before 7, wide awake and a little smug about it
    • Whenever my body decides, depending on the week I've had
    • Around 10, after a long and very deliberate doze
    • Near noon, because I was up until 2 doing something great
  2. A big essay or report is due tomorrow at 9, and it's only half done. What's your plan?
    • Bed by 10, alarm at 5, finish it with a clear head
    • Push on tonight; after 11 the words finally start flowing
    • Steady hour-long blocks through the afternoon and early evening
    • A bit tonight, a bit at dawn, whatever gets it done
  3. My head is clearest in the first couple of hours after I wake up. (agree / disagree)
  4. A friend's birthday dinner starts at 9 p.m. on a work night. How does the evening go for you?
    • I'm yawning by dessert and planning a polite exit
    • I'm just warming up. Who's coming on somewhere after?
    • Fine either way. I'll match the energy of the table
    • Good fun, but I leave at 11 sharp to protect tomorrow
  5. You land somewhere six hours ahead of home for a week-long trip. How do the first few days go?
    • Straight onto local time. I eat and sleep with everyone else
    • Badly. My body clings to home time and I'm a ghost until day four
    • I'm awake at 4 a.m. and first in line for the hotel breakfast
    • I'm out late wandering the quiet streets, and loving it
  6. My energy stays at about the same level from late morning until early evening. (agree / disagree)
  7. Pick the window you'd most like to be sitting at, warm drink in hand.
    • Pale sunrise over the rooftops, coffee still too hot
    • City lights at 1 a.m., the street finally quiet
    • Bright midday sun over a busy café terrace
    • A thunderstorm rolling in, whatever the hour
  8. You've decided to start exercising properly this time. Which plan actually sticks?
    • A 6:30 a.m. run, before my brain has time to argue
    • A late gym session when it's empty and I've energy to burn
    • Whenever there's a gap: lunch walks, a weekend swim, anything
    • The same class at the same time every week, booked months ahead
  9. I could shift my bedtime by two hours for a month without much trouble. (agree / disagree)
  10. It's 3 p.m. on an ordinary weekday. What's happening to your energy right now?
    • Sliding gently. My best hours were this morning
    • About where it was at 10 a.m., which is to say fine
    • Only now picking up; my brain is finally getting going
    • Crashing hard, until a snack or a walk brings me back
  11. Your new housemate suggests a "quiet after 11 p.m." rule for the whole flat. What's your honest reaction?
    • Delighted. I'm usually asleep by then anyway
    • Alarmed. Eleven is when my second wind arrives
    • Fine by me. I can sleep through most things, most hours
    • Only if mornings are quiet too. I guard my routine closely
  12. I do my best creative thinking after dark. (agree / disagree)
  13. The clocks change by an hour for daylight saving. How long before you feel normal again?
    • A day at most. I barely register it
    • A full week, and I complain about it every morning
    • The spring one stings; it steals an hour from my evenings
    • The autumn one is worse; I'm up at 5 with nothing to do
  14. Think about your most productive day in the last month. When did the real work actually happen?
    • In a two-hour burst before anyone else was online
    • In a late sprint that ran well past when I meant to stop
    • Evenly, a solid chunk every hour, like clockwork
    • In pieces, between other things, wherever a gap opened up
  15. I need a fixed bedtime and wake time to feel like myself. (agree / disagree)
  16. A weekend away with friends, and everyone has different ideas about when the day starts. You're the one who...
    • Has walked to the bakery and back before anyone stirs
    • Keeps the last conversation going on the balcony at 2 a.m.
    • Happily slots in with whoever is awake, early or late
    • Needs a slow, quiet morning, then is up for anything after lunch
  17. My energy comes in bursts: I'm either flying or completely flat. (agree / disagree)
  18. It's a normal weekday morning. What does breakfast look like for you?
    • Sat down properly, starving, before 7:30
    • Nothing until mid-morning; my appetite wakes up later than I do
    • Coffee and whatever's around, eaten standing up, different every day
    • The same bowl of porridge at the same time, every day