Episode 100: Camilla Kring - Sleep and Society

Camilla Kring is an author, a global speaker, and is the founder of B-Society, an organization fighting for "chronotype equality." During our conversation, Camilla talks about night owls and morning birds, why humans have a wide spectrum of sleep cycles, our cultural bias towards early birds, the damage done to night owls who are asked to fit into a morning bird society, and how we might be able to provide greater time autonomy to people to live in accordance with their own rhythms.------------Camilla's org, B-SocietyKeep Talking SubstackRate on SpotifyRate on Apple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------00:00 Intro00:39 An "A person" vs "B person"02:40 Social jet lag of night owls04:15 Evolutionary reasons for night owls11:15 How society became biased against night owls15:30 Are night owls lazy?21:00 The range of preferred sleeping cycles in humans26:27 The guilt of and bias against night owls32:12 Advice for night owls who can't control their schedule36:10 How AM sunlight and light exposure helps people37:20 The importance of sleep43:16 Chronotypes and a quote from "Why We Sleep"48:44 Can night owls turn into morning birds?54:30 Is our society chronically sleep-deprived?58:23 How does a sane society approach sleep?