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-Waking up really early, before sunrise, with no other distractions than a cup of tea and your work. Knowing you have 3-4 hours of uninterrupted time to get shi

by dharma1 11y ago

-Waking up really early, before sunrise, with no other distractions than a cup of tea and your work. Knowing you have 3-4 hours of uninterrupted time to get shit done, and someone to show the work after that. Works better for me than burning the midnight oil (which works too but probably isn't as healthy). -Not doing too many things at the same time (hard) -Having a passion in what you are doing and being proud of the quality of the end result -Some excercise helps to get the blood flowing and oxygen into your brain which I find helps with focus

bostonpete 11y ago
I'm not necessarily disagreeing but what makes you say working extremely early hours is probably healthier than working extremely late hours?
- dharma1 11y ago
  It depends on your situation but I find that it's easier to focus at the beginning of the day after a good night's rest than at the end of the day when your mind and body can be tired. I also tend to (for various reasons) get better quality sleep if I go to bed early and wake up early. Human sleep cycles have probably aligned with the sun for a long time which (might) have biological effects favouring this type of circadian rhythm. Plus seeing/photographing magnificent sunrises feels good :)
- rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
  I wake up at 4 most mornings. I'm always at the peak of my energy at the 3.5 hours I have before I walk entirely uphill to work. After my descent I'm usually too worn out to get anything productive done, and since I start wrapping up my evening around 7-8, I don't sacrifice sleep. My Chinese teacher put it best: "Early to rise, early to bed, leaves you healthy, wealthy, and socially dead."
  - ricklancee 11y ago
    Nice to know someone else is waking up really early. I started setting my alarm 5 minutes back each day toward my goal of waking up at 4am. I started at 7am now I am at 4:40am and I'm really liking it so far; I get stuff done this way.

by dharma1 11y ago

bostonpete 11y ago

I'm not necessarily disagreeing but what makes you say working extremely early hours is probably healthier than working extremely late hours?

dharma1 11y ago
It depends on your situation but I find that it's easier to focus at the beginning of the day after a good night's rest than at the end of the day when your mind and body can be tired. I also tend to (for various reasons) get better quality sleep if I go to bed early and wake up early. Human sleep cycles have probably aligned with the sun for a long time which (might) have biological effects favouring this type of circadian rhythm. Plus seeing/photographing magnificent sunrises feels good :)
rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
I wake up at 4 most mornings. I'm always at the peak of my energy at the 3.5 hours I have before I walk entirely uphill to work. After my descent I'm usually too worn out to get anything productive done, and since I start wrapping up my evening around 7-8, I don't sacrifice sleep. My Chinese teacher put it best: "Early to rise, early to bed, leaves you healthy, wealthy, and socially dead."
- ricklancee 11y ago
  Nice to know someone else is waking up really early. I started setting my alarm 5 minutes back each day toward my goal of waking up at 4am. I started at 7am now I am at 4:40am and I'm really liking it so far; I get stuff done this way.