Night

I am naturally a night person. I wish I could skip sleep, but also I get fomo. My fear of missing out is that, when I am sleeping, I could be improving myself, my life, or work on some project that brings me enjoyment, but could also bring me further fulfillment.

Night presents the best opportunity to progress. While everyone around you is sleeping, the ambient sound of the world also rests, and presents a constant calm.

The darkness also increases my focus, it provides a extra bit of tunnel vision, I become more focused on what’s in front of me, but I also know this is what provides my reset for that night, to help me prepare for the next day.

I just feel more mentally sharp.

Day

This is where I constantly reside. My career has led me to being a day person. I rise early, and I arrive early. This also still provides me time to get work done right before I need to connect with the team I support.

This suits my current life at the moment. I can get a lot done before others arrive, but also I can beat traffic, going to and from work.

If I had the time to workout, run or do any other physical activity, early morning would be best. Your body is reset, you’re at your strongest, and as the day persists, your body begins to wear down.

I normally exercise in the afternoons, which works for me, but with the limited of time I was able to work out early morning, I noticed a huge increase in performance.

Cognitive Night, Physically Day

As I have come to understand how my body and mind work best, I have made adjustments. I study well in the afternoon due to my body being more relaxed, but my focus increases as the world around me quiets.

Physically, when running I perform best in the morning, I had made this adjustment for my Saturday runs which I have seen my performance improve tremendously.

I would say, ultimately, everyone should pay close attention and find what works best for you. Tune into that feeling, and develop habits around them to make those habits reproducible but also more likely to succeed.

Habits are more likely to become good habits when you prime your environment to help perpetuate the queues that remind you to start, or also make it easier to start that habit.

This is also true for breaay king a bad habit, destroying that queue breaks that bond of that bad habit, and also makes it easier to avoid.