Tried it several times. I'd wake up at two in the afternoon then - nope, not kidding. My natural need for sleep seems to be around 12-14h and I have zero clue how to deal with it other than forcing myself out with an alarm. Every morning since 20 years has been a torture and no doctor has taken me serious yet on the issue.
I'm pretty much the exact same way. The only thing that works for me is simply embracing it.
Considerable unemployment times has shown that my natural circadian rhythm is from 7am to 2pm, give or take, meaning that all those extra 4 or 5 hours are really not sleep at all, but just some state of not-sleep.
Adjusting this to normal working hours is rather difficult, but I've simply accepted the fact that there is no shame in being tired, so if I have to sleep at 6pm, just fall into bed and sleep.
Of course, I don't have kids and I don't feel like I'm missing out on life if I don't go out on Friday night.
Yup, can relate. When still studying, I went to bed when the sun would start to rise in summer, and it felt normal. Being cofounder of a Series A stage startup and having two young kids lowers the chances for that to zero though. It's really just iron discipline every day and a constant state of sleep deprivation & low energy. So wish I could do something about it.
