What’s the rush? The power of a slow morning

Post by AlwaysRock » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

SllX wrote: post #150

AlwaysRock wrote: post #99

Goodness. I don't think I've ever met anyone else who values the slow morning as much as I do. If I could I'd go into work around 10:30AM every morning. I need 7.5 hours of sleep at least. Really 8.5 to be at my best. That means I'm going to bed at 11PM and waking up at 7:30AM ideally. If I'm going to be at work by 9AM then I have to rush around to do everything. I've cut my morning activities down to do so but I'd l…

Out of curiosity, why not move your bedtime back a couple of hours? My own bedtime is 2230-0630 and I have been contemplating moving it back earlier to get more out of my morning as I tend to start work between 0730 and 0800.

I'm really a night owl. One of those people that just doesnt functional as well in the morning. Or at least right out of bed. 6-9 are when I get my me time before starting to wind down. If I moved my bedtime to 9PM I wouldnt have that time. In theory I would gain it in the morning which would be fine but I have other activities that require me to be up till 1AM most Friday/Saturdays.

Post by drdeadringer » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 7:08 PM UTC

vollmond wrote: post #4

throwanem wrote: post #2

I can recommend the practice; for the last few years, I've gone to bed around 10pm every night, and gotten up at five before heading to work around nine. (Adjust to taste depending on your sleep needs; the important point is to give yourself a few hours to yourself in the morning.) In practice, this means moving discretionary time from last thing in the day to first thing, and I think there's great value in that. Aft…

For me at least (speaking hypothetically, since I haven't tried this), that seems like it would fly in the face of "get your work done so you can play without it hanging over your head." And it means that (if I have a fairly hard work start time) I am watching the clock the whole time I'm using discretionary time, whereas doing it after work means I can just go until I'm tired, without really worrying about the clock…

This is why being on 2nd shift doesn't work for me, and maybe 3rd shift as well. My entire day is wasted because I have to go into work in the afternoon when otherwise I'd be getting out of work in the afternoon. I simply cannot do anything productive, unproductive, or relaxing in my personal life with that schedule.

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