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I’ve been doing the former for over a decade, and something similar to the latter for half that time. Despite that, any time I turn the alarm clock off on holi

I’ve been doing the former for over a decade, and something similar to the latter for half that time. Despite that, any time I turn the alarm clock off on holidays, my sleep cycle tends to shift a few hours forward. My energy levels seem to correlate with the hours when I sleep as much as they do with their number. I’ve concluded that I’m (a bit of) a night owl living in an early bird world. I’m fine with it, because a couple of hours is not an enormous difference, but it means I’m rarely at my fullest focus or energy levels, especially early in the day. And the experience has convinced me (n=1) that the early bird/night owl dychotomy is primarily biological.

maccard 5y ago
i agree - i do the same (although i do take 30 minutes extra on the weekends if im being honest). > but it means I’m rarely at my fullest focus or energy levels, especially early in the day. At the moment I'm trying to lean into this. I have the brain power and focus to work late at night, so I use that to do the mental work of planning/organising the evening before (clothes laid out for the mornings task, breakfast/lunch made in advance, gym bag packed, etc etc) and decide what I'm doing the following morning. I've found that it's the perfect time to go to the gym, do the "long" dog walk, scrub the bathroom tiles with a toothbrush etc; anything that can be somewhat autopiloted but requires physical effort. I've been doing it for about 6 months now to great effect (so far)
- mypastself 5y ago
  That’s eerily similar to what I’ve been doing for years now. After the first year of very difficult morning workouts, I moved gym time to after work, and it became significantly easier. I do as much preparation as possible the evening before. After a while, all those minor things became deeply embedded into my routine. As long as you keep it up at the start (and other responsibilities don’t intrude), it gets easier and easier. One of the good things about growing older is knowing yourself better, and learning how to use that knowledge to your advantage.

maccard 5y ago

i agree - i do the same (although i do take 30 minutes extra on the weekends if im being honest). > but it means I’m rarely at my fullest focus or energy levels, especially early in the day. At the moment I'm trying to lean into this. I have the brain power and focus to work late at night, so I use that to do the mental work of planning/organising the evening before (clothes laid out for the mornings task, breakfast/lunch made in advance, gym bag packed, etc etc) and decide what I'm doing the following morning. I've found that it's the perfect time to go to the gym, do the "long" dog walk, scrub the bathroom tiles with a toothbrush etc; anything that can be somewhat autopiloted but requires physical effort. I've been doing it for about 6 months now to great effect (so far)

mypastself 5y ago
That’s eerily similar to what I’ve been doing for years now. After the first year of very difficult morning workouts, I moved gym time to after work, and it became significantly easier. I do as much preparation as possible the evening before. After a while, all those minor things became deeply embedded into my routine. As long as you keep it up at the start (and other responsibilities don’t intrude), it gets easier and easier. One of the good things about growing older is knowing yourself better, and learning how to use that knowledge to your advantage.