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Who the heck gets productive within 1-2 hours of waking up? Sure, those hours are great for ingesting what has happened since the last cycle but not really for

Who the heck gets productive within 1-2 hours of waking up? Sure, those hours are great for ingesting what has happened since the last cycle but not really for creating new value. Edit: I just realized I wrote this the wrong way. What I meant was that I can't imagine people being productive during the first 1-2 hours after waking up.

jsprogrammer 10y ago
People who can produce the goods in 1-2 hours are that productive. >Sure, those hours are great for ingesting what has happened since the last cycle but not really for creating new value. Why?
- antisthenes 10y ago
  Well, for starters because it takes at least 1 hour to eat breakfast, take a shower and get dressed + usually another half hour for the commute and some minor errands on the way. Obviously that applies less if you work from home, since you can cut the shower and the commute.
  - crazypyro 10y ago
    I can wake up 7:50 and be in work, showered, by 8:10, including the 5-10 min commute. I think it varies a lot by person, just like productivity through the day!
  - jsprogrammer 10y ago
    Some have been known to work from home without breakfast, as well.
ytjohn 10y ago
For "head down" type of work, it often helps me to start on that before looking at my email. If you have some work that you already know you want to finish today, start on that right away for a couple hours, with your phone/email/instant messenger notifications disabled. If you come into work, fire up your email, you may find a number of emails that you want to respond to right away, despite them being low priority. Granted, this is how I do start most of my days. But when I really need (or just want) to get an in-depth task accomplished, the best plan is to tackle that first thing. At most, I might scan my email to make sure there isn't any emails with the subject of 'immediate response required for you to keep getting a paycheck' or 'the datacenter is on fire'.
oftenwrong 10y ago
It depends how quickly you get through the morning routine doesn't it? For example: If you work from home, you have no commute, you don't need to get dressed, etc. Roll out of bed, slug down some soylent, do some jumping jacks to get the body warmed up, and start catching up on yesterday. With that minimal morning routine, you could easily be in the zone within 1-2 hours.
- johansch 10y ago
  See my edit please.
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tonyedgecombe 10y ago
Me, if I look at my punch card on GitHub I can see my productivity kicking in about two hours after getting up.
Broken_Hippo 10y ago
My mother and brother. Seriously. Both morning people. Wake up, have some coffee, and get started with the day. My mother would wake up early, clean house, then shower and get ready for work when she could. My brother prefers to wake up and do things as well. I'm just the opposite - I'm pretty useless the first hour I'm awake. Just getting through the morning routine feels like actual work if I start too soon.

jsprogrammer 10y ago

People who can produce the goods in 1-2 hours are that productive. >Sure, those hours are great for ingesting what has happened since the last cycle but not really for creating new value. Why?

antisthenes 10y ago
Well, for starters because it takes at least 1 hour to eat breakfast, take a shower and get dressed + usually another half hour for the commute and some minor errands on the way. Obviously that applies less if you work from home, since you can cut the shower and the commute.
- crazypyro 10y ago
  I can wake up 7:50 and be in work, showered, by 8:10, including the 5-10 min commute. I think it varies a lot by person, just like productivity through the day!
- jsprogrammer 10y ago
  Some have been known to work from home without breakfast, as well.

ytjohn 10y ago

For "head down" type of work, it often helps me to start on that before looking at my email. If you have some work that you already know you want to finish today, start on that right away for a couple hours, with your phone/email/instant messenger notifications disabled. If you come into work, fire up your email, you may find a number of emails that you want to respond to right away, despite them being low priority. Granted, this is how I do start most of my days. But when I really need (or just want) to get an in-depth task accomplished, the best plan is to tackle that first thing. At most, I might scan my email to make sure there isn't any emails with the subject of 'immediate response required for you to keep getting a paycheck' or 'the datacenter is on fire'.

oftenwrong 10y ago

It depends how quickly you get through the morning routine doesn't it? For example: If you work from home, you have no commute, you don't need to get dressed, etc. Roll out of bed, slug down some soylent, do some jumping jacks to get the body warmed up, and start catching up on yesterday. With that minimal morning routine, you could easily be in the zone within 1-2 hours.

johansch 10y ago
See my edit please.

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tonyedgecombe 10y ago

Me, if I look at my punch card on GitHub I can see my productivity kicking in about two hours after getting up.

Broken_Hippo 10y ago

My mother and brother. Seriously. Both morning people. Wake up, have some coffee, and get started with the day. My mother would wake up early, clean house, then shower and get ready for work when she could. My brother prefers to wake up and do things as well. I'm just the opposite - I'm pretty useless the first hour I'm awake. Just getting through the morning routine feels like actual work if I start too soon.