I am glad that I was asked this question, for I have often pondered when I feel most productive. There are days when I feel I am super productive during the day, but there are also times when I feel I can do my best at night (no pun intended here, understand!).
Anyway, what I have come to realise is that I tend to get highly anxious if I wake up too early in the morning. Sleeping by 9 PM and waking up at 4 AM or 5 AM does me little good. So what I have done is prepare a schedule that I strictly adhere to.
I hit the hay at 10:30 PM and awaken at 6:30 AM sharp. I then do yoga and take care of the most important activities right after. These activities include studying and writing. Once I am done with those, I spend time on my website and my blog.
For instance, as I write this post, I notice the time is 12:06 PM. I began writing at 12:01 PM lest you should complain I did not mention it. 🙂 That is too much of a detail I am sharing, but I do believe taking care of the most important things in the morning keeps me quite free in the evenings.
Evenings are when I spend time interacting with my friends, using social media and spending time on OTT, and cooking. So, to get back to the question, I am most productive before lunch, even though I may feel productive at different times during the day.
Today, I am in the mood to write a villanelle connected to this topic, so here I go:
Forenoons are fine as long as they keep me awake,
For I feel best to do tasks most important then;
Nights are meant for sleep for me lest I make mistake!
My schedule, I remember, I will not forsake,
For it keeps me sane and also leaves me zen;
Forenoons are fine as long as they keep me awake.
Oh, when do I perform my best, just as I wake?
I need to give it thought before I write with pen;
Nights are meant for sleep for me lest I make mistake!
Some days are best when I sit still, not by a lake,
But think of life alone within my quiet den;
Forenoons are fine as long as they keep me awake.
Is there a time to act, to give or take or make,
When some claim certain days are perfect ten on ten?
Nights are meant for sleep for me lest I make mistake!
Why must we strive to always choose what path to take? I wish to know the reason why and how and when; Forenoons are fine as long as they keep me awake, Nights are meant for sleep for me lest I make mistake!