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                                Sleep Habits

                                 1. _____ I like to go to bed early, right after supper.
                                 2. _____ I like to go to sleep in the early evening.
                                 3. _____ I like to go to bed in mid-evening.
                                 4. _____ I like to go to bed after the late news.

                                 5. _____ I like to stay up late most of the time.
                                 6. _____ I am a night owl. I catch up on my sleep in the
                                          daytime.

                                Waking Habits

                                 1. _____ If I set the alarm clock for 7 A.M. or earlier, I often
                                          wake up before it goes off.
                                 2. _____ I like to get up about 9 A.M. or 10 A.M.
                                 3. _____ If I can sleep in, I usually wake up about 11 A.M.
                                 4. _____ I could sleep all morning.

                                 5. _____ I feel groggy if I have to get up before noon.
                                 6. _____ Wake me about 2 P.M.


                                Mental Peaks
                                 1. _____ I think best when I first get up in the morning.
                                 2. _____ I tend to do my best thinking in the midmorning.

                                 3. _____ Luncheon meetings are my best time to get
                                          things done.

                                 4. _____ I am at my best in the afternoon.
                                 5. _____ I put off weighty decisions to the evening hours.
                                 6. _____ Late-night hours are my most creative and
                                          productive.


                                Energy Rhythms
                                 1. _____ I wake up early and whistle or sing while getting
                                          dressed.
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