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I'm reading a terrific book -- "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing"[1] -- that reviews the literature on this exact topic. Recommended. 1. http://

I'm reading a terrific book -- "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing"[1] -- that reviews the literature on this exact topic. Recommended. 1. http://a.co/hY8eixX http://a.co/hY8eixX

haddr 8y ago
Any takeaways from that book?
- chrisweekly 8y ago
  Disclaimer: only 1/2 done reading it. So far, the biggest actionable takeaway for me is the importance of taking breaks. I have the luxury of working for myself, mostly from my home office, which allows me the oppty to experiment w/ different ways to manage my workday. At some point I will write something longer-form about my system...
alsetmusic 8y ago
Is that a URL shortener? Please post the link with a fully disclosed address. I’d like to see the content on the other end, but don’t know where it’s going to take me.
- philipbjorge 8y ago
  It links to Amazon Kindle. I believe this is the link that their app spits out. https://urlex.org/ https://urlex.org/ can expand these for you.
- jason_slack 8y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Q985YX?ref_=k4w_ss_details_rh https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Q985YX?ref_=k4w_ss_details_rh
  - ascom 8y ago
    I still have no idea where this link is going to take me. a.co links always go to some illegible Amazon URL, so I think it’s fine to use them.
    - jason_slack 8y ago
      I guess, but... 1. You can see it is Amazon 2. If you click it and are expecting "product A" and instead you see "product xxx" you probably won't proceed further. 3. This is Amazons fault, not those that have posted short URL's. There simple is't a longer URL that says: http:// http:// amazon.com/this-is-the-product-you-were-after-just-in-case-you-are-skeptical-of-a-short-url-given-to-you-byu-someone-you-dont-know-beware-danger-will-robinson.
      - fjsolwmv 8y ago
        3. Whar do you mean? Example: https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-70UK6570PUB-70-Inch-Ultra/dp/B079TSTB5V/ https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-70UK6570PUB-70-Inch-Ul...
        jason_slack 8y ago
        Some urls maybe I guess. I can’t claim that all products Amazon sells don’t have more descriptive urls.
- chrisweekly 8y ago
  Sorry about that, it's an amazon url shortener; was in a hurry and just c/p the link from ios kindle app. Others have posted the url for you. Slainte
  - fjsolwmv 8y ago
    Don't apologize to the ornery whingers. URLs are addresses, not content. There's no reputation or credibility issue with URL paths, they are totally arbitrary. Only domain names have credibility.
HenryBemis 8y ago
A book that I have read and has changed my life is: "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" by Laura Vanderkam. This book changed my "overtime work" from being a night-owl, fighting for efficiency, to early bird (catching the worm) in just a few days. The aforementioned book in combination with "The art of not giving a f..." by Mark Mason, and the "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferris made me change my working habits to the better/more productive. I now spend more time on journaling on my ideas/results, and find myself being more focused. I guess that journaling is "some kind of writing" (I am not a writer), but it helps that when I write and immediately read something (a paragraph, numbers, rough pen-and-paper diagrams,bell-shaped-curves/sweet spots). I suggested the "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" book to (former) fellow night-owls to switch their 10pm-2am routine to a 6am-10am. Most who actually tried it are enjoying the benefits. I do understand that this depends also on other factors (health, workouts, driving kids to school, daily commute, walking the dog, morning workouts) but a balance can be achieved so that one can fit a 3-hour-work without impacting other functions.

I'm reading a terrific book -- "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing"[1] -- that reviews the literature on this exact topic. Recommended. 1. http://a.co/hY8eixX http://a.co/hY8eixX

haddr 8y ago

Any takeaways from that book?

chrisweekly 8y ago
Disclaimer: only 1/2 done reading it. So far, the biggest actionable takeaway for me is the importance of taking breaks. I have the luxury of working for myself, mostly from my home office, which allows me the oppty to experiment w/ different ways to manage my workday. At some point I will write something longer-form about my system...

alsetmusic 8y ago

Is that a URL shortener? Please post the link with a fully disclosed address. I’d like to see the content on the other end, but don’t know where it’s going to take me.

philipbjorge 8y ago
It links to Amazon Kindle. I believe this is the link that their app spits out. https://urlex.org/ https://urlex.org/ can expand these for you.
jason_slack 8y ago
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Q985YX?ref_=k4w_ss_details_rh https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Q985YX?ref_=k4w_ss_details_rh
- ascom 8y ago
  I still have no idea where this link is going to take me. a.co links always go to some illegible Amazon URL, so I think it’s fine to use them.
  - jason_slack 8y ago
    I guess, but... 1. You can see it is Amazon 2. If you click it and are expecting "product A" and instead you see "product xxx" you probably won't proceed further. 3. This is Amazons fault, not those that have posted short URL's. There simple is't a longer URL that says: http:// http:// amazon.com/this-is-the-product-you-were-after-just-in-case-you-are-skeptical-of-a-short-url-given-to-you-byu-someone-you-dont-know-beware-danger-will-robinson.
    - fjsolwmv 8y ago
      3. Whar do you mean? Example: https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-70UK6570PUB-70-Inch-Ultra/dp/B079TSTB5V/ https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-70UK6570PUB-70-Inch-Ul...
      - jason_slack 8y ago
        Some urls maybe I guess. I can’t claim that all products Amazon sells don’t have more descriptive urls.
chrisweekly 8y ago
Sorry about that, it's an amazon url shortener; was in a hurry and just c/p the link from ios kindle app. Others have posted the url for you. Slainte
- fjsolwmv 8y ago
  Don't apologize to the ornery whingers. URLs are addresses, not content. There's no reputation or credibility issue with URL paths, they are totally arbitrary. Only domain names have credibility.

HenryBemis 8y ago

A book that I have read and has changed my life is: "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" by Laura Vanderkam. This book changed my "overtime work" from being a night-owl, fighting for efficiency, to early bird (catching the worm) in just a few days. The aforementioned book in combination with "The art of not giving a f..." by Mark Mason, and the "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferris made me change my working habits to the better/more productive. I now spend more time on journaling on my ideas/results, and find myself being more focused. I guess that journaling is "some kind of writing" (I am not a writer), but it helps that when I write and immediately read something (a paragraph, numbers, rough pen-and-paper diagrams,bell-shaped-curves/sweet spots). I suggested the "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" book to (former) fellow night-owls to switch their 10pm-2am routine to a 6am-10am. Most who actually tried it are enjoying the benefits. I do understand that this depends also on other factors (health, workouts, driving kids to school, daily commute, walking the dog, morning workouts) but a balance can be achieved so that one can fit a 3-hour-work without impacting other functions.