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It's impractical because you might not necessarily feel like sleeping simply because the sun is down.
It's something that I literally can't do without feeling lousy all the time.
Impractical because people have stuff to do. Most can't just stop the minute the sun goes down regardless of whether they're morning or night people. Maybe a person with absolutely no responsibilities can try it (i.e. most likely a retired person). Everyone else has reasons for not living by the sun, like school, work, child care, elder care, home repairs, etc.
There's no practical gain for me to shift from a late to an early schedule. It's more of the bias of let's "fix" night people by trying all sorts of hacks (none of which really work long term) to get them on an early schedule. It's the same number of hours awake either way. Being on an early schedule though makes me a lot less productive. When I worked, I did twice as much work in the 3 hours after lunch as I did in the 5 hours before. When I was in school, I kind of, sort of learned a little in class, but most of my learning was reading and studying at home during the hours my mind was better able to absorb the information. I also chronically felt tired on an early schedule, regardless of how much sleep I got. I liken night people being stuck on an early schedule to day people being forced to start their day at 2 AM, instead of 7 or 8. Most could never fully adjust to it.
I don't doubt the type of lighting being discussed here could help some people. However, a better solution is simply for society to become more cognizant of the fact that people have differing circadian rhythms. If we accommodate them, we all benefit in terms of greater productivity. A night person for example might fill the niche of dealing with clients in China. Alot of work people do mostly by themselves. In that case, there's no reason to compel them to do the work at times when they're less productive just to fit some arbitrary schedule. If there needs to be collaboration, there are always hours of overlap for day and night people, generally mid or late afternoons.
I only feel compelled to disagree if you say stuff which I either know from experience is wrong, or you become too dogmatic. I'm an engineer with lots of practical experience and knowledge dealing with LED lighting. In other threads you've said stuff which just doesn't happen, like blue LEDs shifting output to UV. Someone else here mentioned your sanctimonious attitude. We're all right sometimes and wrong sometimes. I'm happy to stand corrected when someone shows me I'm wrong. You on the other hand often remind me of the "stolen election" crowd. No matter how much evidence you show them, they'll continue to insist they're right. Keep in mind that here at CPF we have many highly educated, smart people. They're going to see right through some of your arguments. At that point if you keep insisting what you say is correct you're going to come out looking foolish.
I missed where anyone suggested that you do.
How do you know what most can and can't do?
It is your opinions, feebly supported, that we are discussing. Mostly we seem to be focused on what you are unable to do. I'm fine with it. I would not presume to tell you how to live. I did not give the only solution, just a single solution, among many, that could conceivably and realistically offer the OP and any subsequent readers looking for the same, and excluding you, apparently, a simple and effective way to achieve the stated goal. I haven't remotely suggested that it is even the best solution, but it is a solution nevertheless, and a valid solution, since circadian rhythms are known to be regulated by daylight.
Here, read up:
www.health.harvard.edu
Whatever the f*ck ever. I'm done with this thread. And I did in fact suggest a practical circadian lighting solution in post #11. That was totally on-topic. Post #8 was another excellent suggestion.
