Comments on: Open Thread: Do You Get Up Early to Boost Your Productivity? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Open Thread: What’s Your Morning Routine? « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54656 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:22:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54656 [...] Do you get up early to boost your productivity? [...]

]]> By: KenMarshall http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54655 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:46:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54655 I think, that is interesting for all.

]]> By: Vadim Schetinkin http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54654 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:32:33 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54654 When I need to get done more I use to get up earlier about 1/2 hour. I can say I am quite productive at this time. Usually I use this additional time to develop my favorite software TaoNotes (Windows based note-taking application), to read email, some news, to save changes and write them to flash disk before I’ll go to the work. But I NOT RECOMMEND to do it on PERMANENT BASIS! It could be very exhaustive and shift your health down!!!

To Anne personally: if you’re interested in I could assist you in writing an article about my software… it’s GTD related… Thank you.

Vadim Schetinkin

]]> By: danny http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54653 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:25:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54653 Usually, the only time I would be up at 6 or 7am, is if I’m still awake from the previous night. I work more with people in Asia right now, than I do with people in the US, so that might explain it partly … though in general, I really find the night time to be very peaceful.

Also, I think I’m pretty lucky in that I don’t have any boss or ‘clients’ who expect me to be available for them at odd hours (like 10am or so!).

]]> By: Jason http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54652 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:28:47 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54652 Look at the time of my post….

Problem is that I burn that candle on both ends, up around 7:30 on most weekdays and up till between 2 and 3 AM. Weekends I sleep even later, normally till 12, probably to make up for the lost sleep during the week. Productivity? Who can be productive with e-mail, IM and phone calls blaring during all hours of the day. The only time I get anything done is between 9PM and Midnight and I’m usually not happy that I’m working still…….

]]> By: Sandi Bird http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54651 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:47:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54651 I am definitely a night owl. Don’t most normal people go to bed at 6 or 7 AM? I usually get more done when other people aren’t around. Checking e-mails, project planning, and writing are much easier for me then, and I find that I’m less distracted that way. I tried switching my routine to an “early bird” routine, but no matter how hard I try to train myself to go to bed at what others deem a normal hour, I always find things that just “have” to be done before going to bed! (Even though the couple times I’ve managed to switch myself around, I enjoyed it.) Are there any “reformed” night owls out there that could give suggestions? Oh, BTW, one of the companies for which I work requires me to be on call 24 hours a day several days a week, with frequent night-time calls. Is it possible to get into a routine of part-time early bird and part-time night owl?

]]> By: _7miracles http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54650 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:12:26 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54650 My schedule is built around the project(s) and things to be done.
Therefore, it’s not some routine in stone, and sometimes it’s 48 hours with sleep deprivation, and other time it’s a long time dreamland.

The routine schedule could potentially kill creativity.
The most interesting things happen to be unplanned sometime.
If you’re on the verge of good and important discovery/findings, and the routine dictates you to go off your rails, you can miss a lot in terms of productivity and opportunity.

The assumption is that you’re never lazy if you love what you’re doing.

It could be 2-3 days with total sleep deprivation, and, still you’re excited and not even tired too much. Some days, you steep in slumber for 10 and more hours.

Why not? Why should be universal generic recommendations for everybody?

]]> By: Tim Peter http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54649 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:32:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54649 I used to a be a night owl in my younger days, though I find I crash around 11:00 every night now. I’m up at 6:45 every day with or without the alarm. Getting out of bed, however, seems to be the biggest challenge from my perspective, regardless of when I wake – particularly weeks like this one when it’s 4° F in the morning.

]]> By: Shefaly http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54648 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:36:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54648 Aided by difficulty in falling asleep with noise or ambient lighting around (and hence a whole long summer of being under-slept and grumpy year after year), I always wake up early. In college, I woke up at 4am and worked/ studied only in the mornings leaving the day free to do extra-curricular stuff after lectures and lab. At b-school, the routine suffered through group work with owls but I still woke with the larks and filled cross-words etc at breakfast. I read cases in the morning and never went to classes without a shower.. yes some of us are just great like that ;-)

Now-a-days, alternate days training and working on the draft of the PhD thesis in a neighbourhood Starbucks mean an early start to the day. I check email and write my blog while cooking breakfast, before leaving home.

A routine to look forward to is a great aid; not drinking caffeine or exercising late in the day helps a good night’s sleep too and on most days, I do not need an alarm.

]]> By: Teknisk analyse http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54647 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:18:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54647 Sida Theultimatevista.com vil kontinuerleg arbeide med å utarbeide og publisere aksjeanbefalinger som er basert på teknisk analyse. Sida vil ha ein oppdatert portefølge, der tid, kurs og avkastning kommer fram. Det vil vere muligheter å registrere seg for så å publisere teknisk aksje analyser. Primært vil det bli benytta grafisk illustrasjon frå Amibroker.

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]]> By: Elliott Pesut http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54646 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:40:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54646 It’s true! I have been waking up around 5 or 530 for the better part of two years and I have never been more productive. It is a wonderful way to begin the day–instead of jumping right in you have a chance to review, reflect and readjust for things before they happen. That way I am able to perform in a more proactive way (instead of reactive)–it allows me to be more effective. Plus, it’s the best time of day to get through all the GREAT GIGAOM network feeds :) I love this blog and the entire GigaOm team! Keep up the great work!!!!!

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54645 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:29:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54645 Ooh, forgot to mention that I usually wake up “naturally”, that is without the use of an alarm clock. It’s a great feeling, and I’d miss it if I went back to a 6-hour night.

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54644 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:27:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54644 Back when I was working for “The Man”, I’d usually get about 6 hours of sleep during the week (1am-7am). Now that I’m working at home I’m getting a good 8 hours (1am-9am) or more. Do I miss that 10 hours a week? Maybe.

I do feel a lot better, but it’s hard to say how much of that is due to the extra sleep and how much is do to the other great benefits of working from home (eating better, doing what I want to do). I remember a lot of sleep-deprived college months though where I would get ornery and stressed out. Sleep is important.

Maybe I’ll do a little 8hours vs. 6hours test and see which way I feel better. And like everything else, I’ll blog about it.

]]> By: Ryan Stewart http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54643 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:57:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54643 For me, it’s all about the late nights. Since I’m on pacific time, if I wake up at 5:00, things are just getting rolling on the east coast and I’m more likely to be distracted by email, IMs and blogs. I like the 4:00 in the morning, wake up at 10:00ish bit. Much more productive that way.

]]> By: Leo http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54642 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:23:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54642 I get up at 4:30 a.m. every day, and love it. I just started waking up early last year (see How I Became an Early Riser) and it’s been a boost for me. I’m now incorporating a morning routine (My Morning Routine), and instead of using this quiet, peaceful time to get more work done, I use it to exercise, plan my day, and work on my goals.

If you start getting up early, don’t use it to do more work! You probably already do more than enough. Use it to achieve your dreams.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54641 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:22:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/07/open-thread-do-you-get-up-early-to-boost-your-productivity/#comment-54641 I am absolutely a morning person. Once I can make the leg swing and put foot to carpet, I’m golden. Getting up pre-kids, pre-noise, pre-newspaper even, and hitting email, self-study ambitions, or an early run with no one around but the birds, is fabulous. It puts my mind at ease and really gets me off to a wonderful start. OK, what time ? Usually no later than 5am, but with a recent personal self-study project, it’s been 4 am on occasion. This allows 1-2 hrs of quiet solo bliss !

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