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For a year I got up at 4:30am, rode a bike for 20mins, showered then spent 3-4 hours doing math proofs and watching lectures. The morning was the only time I co
by hackermailman 10y ago
For a year I got up at 4:30am, rode a bike for 20mins, showered then spent 3-4 hours doing math proofs and watching lectures. The morning was the only time I could get this done since distractions are minimal, you don't have emails/phone calls/obligations to think about like you do after lunch when they start rolling in demanding your attention.
- amelius 10y agoOk, sounds like a good habit. Why did you stop after a year?
- hackermailman 10y agoThe habit turned into a (second) job, I now get up and work remotely in the same field I was studying just I'm getting paid for it now.
- tgb 10y agoCan I ask what that field is? I also study math and am looking at options.
- hackermailman 10y agoIt was just CS foundations which I narrowed to sorting through enormous data http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ninamf/courses/601sp15/lectures.shtml http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ninamf/courses/601sp15/lectures.shtml http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~minilek/cs229r/fall15/lec.html http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~minilek/cs229r/fall15/lec.ht...
- tgb 10y agoThanks!
- Vaskivo 10y agoFunny, for me it's at night, for the same reasons you say. I'm a night owl, and I peak between midnight and 2 am It has became really troublesome when I started working. If I was awake after midnight it became really hard to fall asleep. And I feel bad that I can't be at my top at my job because of the time difference.
- soperj 10y agoI'm the same. Midnight to 2am is peak creativity for me. I just don't feel bad about not being at my top at my job, and can never make it into the office before 9.
- ng12 10y agoSame here. It's not just work either, I always find music the most enjoyable at 1am and will often put off sleep to finish an album. I never feel like that at any other time of the day.
- farresito 10y agoMine is similar, although extreme. I go to sleep at 6am, when the sun starts to rise. It's quite relaxing. I won't keep that schedule once I'm done with college, though.
- downrightmike 10y agoYou sound like me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder
- Ductapemaster 10y agoI absolutely know what its like. Thankfully my job now starts at 9, so I get a little extra time for sleep in the morning and I can stay up later without big consequences. For me, ideally I would work from home until lunch, and then come into the office for the remainder of the work day. Not having to get up and get ready in the morning would push my schedule even further towards my comfort zone. Plus, my compiles are quite long (FPGA work) and I can easily shower, get ready, or cook breakfast after kicking something off. Someday!
- thegayngler 10y agoMy peak time for being performant is between 5am and 3pm. After that I need the break.