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National Blog Posting Month – January 2013 – Energy

Prompt – At what time of day do you feel the most energetic and productive?

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At different times of day I’m productive in different ways. It’s hard to pinpoint any single time of day when I’m most energetic and productive. I do, however, know when I am least productive.

The doldrums hit me around 2pm every day and I’m a slug until around 5 or 6. I know myself well enough to know that unless there is a seriously urgent deadline, there is little point in fighting the afternoon drags. Instead, I strap on my exercise shoes and mindlessly workout for thirty minutes to an hour. And once I’m done and showered, I start on the evening chores. By the time everything’s done and all members of the household are fed, I’m back to being constructive and energized and I get on with whatever brain-intensive tasks need doing.

It makes for me keeping strange work hours, but everyone seems to be OK with it. I come into the office in the morning and do whatever lab things need to be done until my energy starts to wane, then I leave, usually around 2. I make up the lost hours in the evening at home when my brain returns to normal function.

I get away with this because I’m on salary and I need only present results to justify my employment. I feel fortunate because of this. I only have to work during my optimal times. I’ve had jobs where I had to grunt my way through the less-optimum hours of the day. I know what it’s like and I can do it. I’m glad I don’t have to.

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