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Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by boo-ga-ga »

UnreachableCode wrote: post #21
kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

How do you flip it though? What does that really mean?

It can be a different thing for each person. For example, you might have some evening ritual that allows you to refresh your mind. Like an easy nice run. And then, with disabled notifications and clear mind, you can tackle your creative endeavors:).

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Post by anal_reactor »

Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Exactly this.

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Post by anal_reactor »

neilv wrote: post #17
Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Does the following part mean they're a morning person, or is it orthogonal? > “Every day is a new beginning. You wake up and at some point in the day, someone shoots up a school, or something’s going on with your family, or you wake up and eat the wrong thing. And then you’re done. Emotionally cooked. Literally and emotionally poisoned. > Every day I wake up and can get to the studio before something has shattered my…

Yes, this means he's a morning person. I feel great in the evening because I'm done with all the shit that happened during the day, now it's finally "me-time". There's nothing like a sudden wave of energy at 3AM. In the mornings I always think about all the unpleasant stuff that is going to happen during the day.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by eptcyka »

Having moved to an entirely on-sore job, I really long for the days when I could wake up around noon and be incredibly productive after 20:00. Nowadays, it is a struggle to wake up at 06:00 and get to the office to get some things done before the heat of the day sets in. I resonate with this deeply.

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Post by Aurornis »

Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

> This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person.

If you read the whole article there’s a section dedicated to evening people.

Regardless, the advice is about avoiding emotionally draining stimuli until you’ve accomplished what you want to do for the day.

You can wake up at noon and still do that. The root problem is that people are consuming large amounts of negative news and social media early in the day and draining their mental capacity before they even get started on what they want to do.

I see this all the time in, for example, junior hires. Some of them will tell me they’re exhausted or they have no time to do anything outside of their 40 hour workweek. When I ask some questions to figure out where their time is going every day, it always comes down to spending so much time on phones and watching Netflix that their time and energy are fully consumed before they have a chance at anything else.

The advice in the article is good and it’s not about being a morning person.

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Post by vundercind »

card_zero wrote: post #19
frou_dh wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't wanna read elaborations on known concepts then don't read articles. I think simplistic terms like "morning person" and "night owl" are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_cliché applied to identity. Much like "introvert" and "extrovert".

Well I think they refer to the genetic make-up of the circadian timing system, as mentioned in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl .

Most modern night owls just have very bright whole-house lighting and a world-class 24/7 carnival in their pockets.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by Aurornis »

This is good advice, though people are getting distracted by the unnecessary morning/evening talk.

This is a real problem for people who have a habit of reading a lot of news and social media first thing in the morning. Some people show up to work having consumed hours of the latest rage-bait on Reddit, sky-is-falling takes on Twitter, and news about the latest wars, disasters, and political problems. They’re emotionally and mentally burdened before they even get started on work.

It often manifests as people claiming they don’t have any time to do anything outside of their 40 hour work weeks. I’ve mentored several early 20s people working relatively easy jobs, having no significant other or kids, and no real obligations who lament how they never have time or energy to do anything after working 40 hour jobs. Every single time having them check their screen time stats results in eye-popping amounts of Reddit, Twitter, TikTok, and other endless streams of stress and ragebait content. Putting a 30 minute limit on these apps with their phone’s built-in tools can work wonders on fixing their lives.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by vonnik »

Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

He’s really talking about how to maintain focus and neurological energy, but doesn’t have the right words.

Fwiw, I wrote about it here:

https://vonnik.substack.com/p/the-inner-game-of-knowledge-wo...

It’s something I struggle with, too.

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