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The myth that gives morning people a moral high ground they did not earn.
means A person who arrives, wakes, or acts before others, especially one who gets up early in the morning.
from A shortening of the proverb "the early bird catches the worm," recorded in English by the 17th century in collections of sayings. The image is plainly agricultural: a bird that hunts at dawn finds the worms still near the surface, so promptness is rewarded with the prize. "Early bird" stepped out on its own as a noun for any go-getter, and later attached itself to commerce, as in the "early bird special" for diners who eat before the rush.
- origin
- Catches worms because worms surface at dawn dew
- genetics
- Larks versus night owls is partly written in DNA
- the worm
- Famously got eaten for waking up too
- discounts
- Diners weaponized the phrase to sell cheap dinners
for instance
early bird special — restaurant discount offered before 5-6pm, popularized in 1950s-60s diners across america