![]() ![]() I also take time each evening to focus on planning the next day. These can be helpful fuel for jumping right into productive work the next day. Since I’ve had a break from the programming and writing tasks of the morning, my brain is often full of ideas relating to where I left off. I spend time taking notes on any interesting ideas I have. My creative juices start flowing, though my productivity muscles aren’t as strong as they were in the morning. My energy starts to increase again around 1500-1600. Scheduling these social activities in the afternoon works well, since I am typically not programming at that time anyway. I find that most social interactions tend to put me in a mental state which is not conducive to programming. I also try to schedule most of my meetings and calls in the afternoon. Instead, I perform more “mindless” activities such as: I try to avoid writing, programming, and specification work in the afternoon. Fundamentally, I find it impossible to perform deep thinking on a problem, my programming output drops, and I tend to make more mistakes. I tend to experience an energy dip in the afternoon, most notably right after lunch. If I need to have a creative meeting which involves high levels of attention and focus, I will schedule it for the morning. I will also read specifications and other dense technical information in the morning. For instance, I review legal documents in the morning when it’s much easier for me to parse legalese. Sometimes I have non-programming work that requires intense focus and analysis. Since I run a website and a consulting company, the bulk of my creative and high-value work is completed in this four hour block. I try for 1-2 hours of writing with 2-3 hours of high-quality focused programming. ![]() My work morning typically consists of a four hour block. My creative juices are flowing, I can think clearly, I can build mental models, and I can focus deeply on one task.
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