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A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by j_bum »

auggierose wrote: post #69
pvtmert wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sounds like you are more of a morning person, as a non-morning person, it usually takes me about 4-6 hours to get up-to-speed. because there would be some unexpected twists and turns that will distract me from the task. meanwhile, exact opposite. if i cannot "solve" an issue, if i just wait till the evening by going for a 100+km bicycle ride, i magically solve the problem in the evening (right about at dusk and after…

That doesn't sound like you are a non-morning person, but that you have a very inefficient start of the day. Good news: you might be able to add as much as 20 hours of productivity to your week!

I’d love to hear how to start today efficiently. Please do share!

Sincerely, A true night owl.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by pazimzadeh »

satvikpendem wrote: post #68
pvtmert wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sounds like you are more of a morning person, as a non-morning person, it usually takes me about 4-6 hours to get up-to-speed. because there would be some unexpected twists and turns that will distract me from the task. meanwhile, exact opposite. if i cannot "solve" an issue, if i just wait till the evening by going for a 100+km bicycle ride, i magically solve the problem in the evening (right about at dusk and after…

I don't get it, what do you do for 4 to 6 hours? I can understand an hour as sometimes I get coffee and relax into the work but 4 to 6 hours? That's like most of the workday already gone.

> That's like most of the workday already gone

if you don't work in the evenings, which he explicitly mentioned he does

probably he does things easy tasks, things that can be done on autopilot, gradually moving on to initial attempts at harder tasks?

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by auggierose »

j_bum wrote: post #71
auggierose wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't sound like you are a non-morning person, but that you have a very inefficient start of the day. Good news: you might be able to add as much as 20 hours of productivity to your week!

I’d love to hear how to start today efficiently. Please do share! Sincerely, A true night owl.

Go to bed not later than 11pm. Wake up not later than 6am. Try to avoid HN after waking up and get straight to work.

If you are productive as a night owl, you will be even more productive this way.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

#74

Post by satvikpendem »

pazimzadeh wrote: post #72
satvikpendem wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't get it, what do you do for 4 to 6 hours? I can understand an hour as sometimes I get coffee and relax into the work but 4 to 6 hours? That's like most of the workday already gone.

> That's like most of the workday already gone if you don't work in the evenings, which he explicitly mentioned he does probably he does things easy tasks, things that can be done on autopilot, gradually moving on to initial attempts at harder tasks?

So they're just in a state of quasi work for the entire day in the evenings too? If they spend 6 hours on easy tasks when do they have the time for the hard tasks unless they work something like 12 hour days?

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by rolisz »

satvikpendem wrote: post #68
pvtmert wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sounds like you are more of a morning person, as a non-morning person, it usually takes me about 4-6 hours to get up-to-speed. because there would be some unexpected twists and turns that will distract me from the task. meanwhile, exact opposite. if i cannot "solve" an issue, if i just wait till the evening by going for a 100+km bicycle ride, i magically solve the problem in the evening (right about at dusk and after…

I don't get it, what do you do for 4 to 6 hours? I can understand an hour as sometimes I get coffee and relax into the work but 4 to 6 hours? That's like most of the workday already gone.

Brain don't work (comment written at 8AM my time).

I'm not a morning person either. Coffee doesn't really help. For me it not 4-6 hours, but 2 is common.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by satvikpendem »

auggierose wrote: post #73
j_bum wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’d love to hear how to start today efficiently. Please do share! Sincerely, A true night owl.

Go to bed not later than 11pm. Wake up not later than 6am. Try to avoid HN after waking up and get straight to work. If you are productive as a night owl, you will be even more productive this way.

The problem is the falling asleep part for many night owls, insomnia is the issue.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by smartbit »

satvikpendem wrote: post #76
auggierose wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go to bed not later than 11pm. Wake up not later than 6am. Try to avoid HN after waking up and get straight to work. If you are productive as a night owl, you will be even more productive this way.

The problem is the falling asleep part for many night owls, insomnia is the issue.

Have you tried sports? Someone mentioned bicycling 100km which imho is quite exhausting and gives me a good night of sleep.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by smartbit »

TYPE_FASTER wrote: post #65

Go for a quick walk. I realized this after fighting something for a few hours, then figuring it out on the walk out the door to go home several times.

This funny 3min movie by John Medina suggests exercise while working https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Fxk6x2eqDo

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by auggierose »

satvikpendem wrote: post #76
auggierose wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go to bed not later than 11pm. Wake up not later than 6am. Try to avoid HN after waking up and get straight to work. If you are productive as a night owl, you will be even more productive this way.

The problem is the falling asleep part for many night owls, insomnia is the issue.

If you get up at 6am, you will be tired at 11pm.

Re: A simple habit that saves my evenings

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Post by satvikpendem »

auggierose wrote: post #79
satvikpendem wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is the falling asleep part for many night owls, insomnia is the issue.

If you get up at 6am, you will be tired at 11pm.

That's the thing about insomnia, it simply doesn't work the way you think, it can sometimes be an actual sleeping disorder.
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