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Ask HN: What time do you work? When are you most productive?
Day job: 10-4 although sometimes I roll in at 7.
Startup mode: 5-Whenever I am tired.
Most productive: 6pm-7pm.
- kingsidharth 16y agoI am most productive and creative at night. Dunno why but I can't sleep at night. Too much energy and overflowing with creativity! (Anyone feels the same?) Night as in 10pm-3am
- ronnieCA 16y agoThese are exactly my most productive hours. I often feel like I should move to the west coast and try and telecommute in the UK.
- kingsidharth 16y agoI feel like I should move to states. Will be very productive during day time over there :P
- mindcrime 16y agoMost productive? From about 9pm until about 6-7am. That is, if left entirely to my own devices. Having to work a day job during the week, I can't keep those hours... so I wind up getting most of my meaningful stuff done between about 8pm - 11pm or so.
- iuguy 16y agoI'm normally most productive between 10am and 4pm. I then get better from around 530 till 730 (but that tends to be that people stop calling me or dragging me into meetings). On the weekend I tend to be most productive between 9am and 12pm (if the wife's still in bed), but I don't really gear up till between 2pm and 7pm.
- stevederico 16y agoI do my best in the morning. I also feel much more productive after a run or some sort of light exercise.
- jclemenson 16y agoI'm at my best in the morning: 7am - 11am.
- golgo13 16y agoI am with you, though mine is from 9AM-12:30PM. Once I come back from lunch, all bets are off. That is the time people start coming in with tickets, etc.
- xorglorb 16y agoBetween 10pm and 4am.
- jranck 16y agoDay Job: 9am-6pm Startup: 8pm-12am My most productive time is usually after lunch as my mornings are usually filled with meetings, phone calls and emails. Evenings I work on my own projects and freelance. I'm more enthused about the work but find there are more distractions as well.
- kineticac 16y agoAll day! If I can, I try to only set timers for 8 hours. Not that I always sleep 8 hours, just that I goto bed whenever I'm tired, and wakeup when I'm well rested. The rest of the time I work. That being said, I also take a day off, an afternoon off, etc. just to keep myself from burning out. Some people don't work well in a routine manner. Startups are so dynamic too, so if you're in that realm of things, it's almost impossible to have a routine schedule. Going to bed every night, knowing you won't have to wakeup for 8 hours, is really comforting. I usually wakeup before my timer goes off, but it's way better sleep. Unfortunately this can't always happen, especially with meetings and such.
- kenjisano 16y agoAround 2am
- grillmaster 16y agoI tend to work weird hours 2am-8pm. During this time my colleague tends to be less sociable or asleep. I like them but i tend to work better without any scrutiny.