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Important Work First Thing
Research shows that 2.5 to 4 hours after waking is when your brain is sharpest. Early morning is also when you’re most disciplined.
Do the work of your choice early in the day.
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The Morning Ritual
- You need to wake up before the insanity starts. Before your goals for the day have competition.
- The second part of your morning ritual is about mood. That feeling of control is what produces grit and makes people persist.
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The Afternoon Schedule
When energy is high, that’s when you want to focus on creative, challenging work.
When energy is low, do busy work: some mindless tasks, that don't require much of your decision-making muscles and creativity.
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A Relaxing Evening
Take the evening off to recharge.
What does work? Seeing friends and active hobbies. What doesn’t? More passive activities like TV, video games and eating.
Past that, get to bed. You can't cheat yourself on sleep and not see negative effects.
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Regroup When You Slow Down
When the afternoon brain fog hits, it's often just because of our natural circadian rhythm.
First, take a break. Get a snack or a power nap if you can.
What you need next is a mini-version of your morning ritual. Review your goals and the progress you’ve made this morning. Not...
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Do the work of your cho...
Magic Hours
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Peak productivity
You have a window of 2-2.5 hours of peak productivity per day, usually starting a couple of hours after waking.
Those are the hours when you should be working on your most cognitively demanding tasks. The big projects. The stuff that really moves the needle.
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