For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a white guy. I can functionally gesticulate, or as my wife calls “dance.” I can also “play” the guitar, if that includes the same four chords in different patterns. I have also been known to “sing” on occasion. Generally, I do not see myself as very rhythmic.
Two rhythms I know very well are my Circadian rhythm and my working rhythms.
Circadian rhythms (from Wikipedia):
A circadian rhythm is a roughly-24-hour cycle in the physiological processes of living beings, including plants, animals, fungi and cyanobacteria. The term “circadian”, coined by Franz Halberg, comes from the Latin circa, “around”, and dies, “day”, meaning literally “about a day.” The formal study of biological temporal rhythms such as daily, weekly, seasonal, and annual rhythms, is called chronobiology.
Let’s just say, when I need to get to sleep, I know it. I get a little cranky. The other thing is when I lay my head on the pillow I’m out in about 30 seconds. My wife thinks its very weird, but it really works for me. The next morning I’m up with the first alarm and ready to go for the day.
Knowing your circadian rhythms is important, a well rested person can generally be more productive.
The other rhythm I know very well is my working rhythm. I am most productive in the early morning, generally when I first get into my office. If I have a meeting first thing, it really throws off my working schedule, unless it is a meeting that is going to be very engaging.
Usually, I have a staff meeting first thing on Wednesdays, and to be perfectly honest, Wednesdays are my least productive days. I get the work that is required done, but I’m not maximally productive. The great thing about knowing this is that I can arrange my work schedule to allow for this.
I hear you. Great Jered, you know when to go to bed and when to work, and?
It is important to learn how and when you work best. When are optimally productive, when can’t you concentrate, my time is usually between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.? If you learn your rythyms, you can maximize your productivity. Talk about when you are most productive in the comments!