I think it’s important to understand when you work at your best.
In the workplace, this is slightly easier. When you work for someone, you have an automatic motivation to work – else you will lose your job.
Personally, I used to get in some good work between the hours of 10 and 11. After lunch I slowed down but I often had a late afternoon revival. From what I hear, this pattern is fairly normal and common.
But working in the evening is a different matter altogether. And right now, I am working from home with no one to push me – and my most productive hours are strange by some people’s standards.
I seem to get a lot done very late in the day e.g. at 11pm. I’ve always been a bit of a night owl and revel in staying awake till 3am which I do quite regularly. I have never been and probably never will be an early bird.
So how does this help my time management? Well, I am still learning as this way of life is new to me but something I have tried recently with good results is to do routine work late at night whilst watching television! Previously, I would have attempted such work during the day and then tried much “meatier” stuff in the evening but to no avail.
This way, I can do the “meatier” stuff earlier and then the routine stuff later i.e. higher productivity!
Personally, I find that what matters is to try different things out and then stick with what works for you. There are no shortcuts to trial and error unfortunately.
