So when do you go to bed? How about social activities, you just leave at 8p.m?
You can plan earlier social activities. A 2pm bbq for instance. A 12pm hike.
Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
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Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#12The problem is that it requires you to go to bed at 7pm. This will most likely never work for me. I've also tried it and no matter how much I prepare, I'm always really tired during the day and I end up taking a mid-afternoon nap. I think it might be because I'm a night person.
The author suggests waking up at 05:30. Going to bed at 7pm implies you require 10 hours sleep/night (allowing 30mins to fall asleep) which is way off at one end of the bell curve. For many people, who require 7-8 hours/night, you should be able to go to bed between 9-10pm. Realistically, what do most people do between 9pm and their normal "going to bed" time on most nights? Something productive? Or watch TV?
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#13This is one of those things that can kill itself if widely adopted. Several recent articles have touted the benefits of early rising. Being able to start your day in peace and quite is truly a benefit of waking up early. But if everyone adopted the strategy, if everyone was there with you to watch the sunrise, the gift of temporary solitude would be gone. I tend to like to work alone, whether early in the morning or…
I'm not sure this is entirely true. I understand the logic, but it's important to note that theres still a net positive in the more subjective ideas of "greeting the day" and finding yourself in a more calculated, healthy routine. Waking up early in the morning, if surrounded by many who also do the same, also lends itself to being surrounded by a group of typically disciplined, motivated and honest people, where little downside can be seen. All of this is deeply subjective, but I think there's some logic to it.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#14This is one of those things that can kill itself if widely adopted. Several recent articles have touted the benefits of early rising. Being able to start your day in peace and quite is truly a benefit of waking up early. But if everyone adopted the strategy, if everyone was there with you to watch the sunrise, the gift of temporary solitude would be gone. I tend to like to work alone, whether early in the morning or…
From the blog post:
>Quietude. No kids yelling, no babies crying, no soccer balls, no cars, no television noise. //
Um, yeah, if you live in the countryside and don't have children or neighbours.
The quietest time is actually about 2am-4am IME. Provided your kids aren't up yet ...
Not that anyone cares but I'm not productive in the mornings, also commuting later is easier too.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#15I've read reports that messing with the body's circadian rhythm is bad for the health of the aging brain. Presumably this is to do with the secretion of the hormone melatonin, which I understand is affected by light.
Whether natural light exposure can be simulated adequately by the computer monitor during waking hours and a blindfold during sleeping hours, or whether getting up at dawn is required, I would like to know -- anyone?
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#16All the advice and benefits listed basically boil down to the fact that starting work a few hours after you wake up is a good thing, it removes morning stress and the bad habits that follow that, and it allows you to be productive at a time when few other people are about.
But you can achieve that by simply moving your workday later instead of moving your sleep schedule back. That also has the added benefit of making you avoid rush hour if you commute to work.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#17This is one of those things that can kill itself if widely adopted. Several recent articles have touted the benefits of early rising. Being able to start your day in peace and quite is truly a benefit of waking up early. But if everyone adopted the strategy, if everyone was there with you to watch the sunrise, the gift of temporary solitude would be gone. I tend to like to work alone, whether early in the morning or…
I'm not sure this is entirely true. I understand the logic, but it's important to note that theres still a net positive in the more subjective ideas of "greeting the day" and finding yourself in a more calculated, healthy routine. Waking up early in the morning, if surrounded by many who also do the same, also lends itself to being surrounded by a group of typically disciplined, motivated and honest people, where lit…
I don't think you can connect waking up early with honesty.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#18>Take advantage of all that extra time
There is no extra time. You just moved time at night to time in the morning. You can take advantage of that time regardless of whether it is in the morning or the evening.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#19All the advice and benefits listed basically boil down to the fact that starting work a few hours after you wake up is a good thing, it removes morning stress and the bad habits that follow that, and it allows you to be productive at a time when few other people are about. But you can achieve that by simply moving your workday later instead of moving your sleep schedule back. That also has the added benefit of making…
You know, one of the things I realized as I get older is that somethings we are yet to figure out.
I don't know why, but the old adage that hard work soothes the soul is so true. If you're feeling down, or out of energy, for some reason, if you can manage to get yourself working hard on something, anything, you feel better. The task can range in difficulty from fleshing out that new start up concept, to cleaning your room. For reasons beyond me, this makes you feel better - even when you are dead tired, or super depressed. Sometimes this goes against what you would think follows rationally: if you are tired, a good work out and some rest should suffice. But it doesn't.
Similarly, I cannot come up with a good reason why waking up early works. For the past few weeks, I've adopted a new routine. I recently started a 9-5 after shying away from them for years. I wake up at 7, run for 45 minutes (about 4 miles), shower, and go to work. It is unbelievable how good this feels. I'm so addicted to it, that I look forward to my morning run all evening the day before. This is coming from someone who used to feel like shooting himself in the head whenever he had to get up before 9 and who has always suffered from serious sleep issues. (I should clarify that the benefit is not from exercising alone, I used to work out in the evenings when my day was shifted 4-5 hours)
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should give it a shot. The benefits go beyond what one can see written on a sheet of paper (i.e., x amount of productivity gained, y amount of sleep gained, etc. etc.) I eagerly await for science to help us understand our complex brains better to understand why these things are so.
Re: Benefits of getting up early even if you don't want to code
#20The problem is that it requires you to go to bed at 7pm. This will most likely never work for me. I've also tried it and no matter how much I prepare, I'm always really tired during the day and I end up taking a mid-afternoon nap. I think it might be because I'm a night person.
The author suggests waking up at 05:30. Going to bed at 7pm implies you require 10 hours sleep/night (allowing 30mins to fall asleep) which is way off at one end of the bell curve. For many people, who require 7-8 hours/night, you should be able to go to bed between 9-10pm. Realistically, what do most people do between 9pm and their normal "going to bed" time on most nights? Something productive? Or watch TV?
I get around 8 hours. I go to bed at 1am and wake up at 9am.
I work for myself now so I can be on any schedule, but this one seems to be perfect for me. I'm never tired throughout the day and I feel like I can still satisfy the night owl in me. If I go to bed early, I feel like I'm somehow wasting the night.
I cancelled cable 6 months ago and I don't really watch that much TV anymore. I might watch an hour before I go to bed.