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A comment on What Is the Morning Writing Effect? (2011).

Re:What Is the Morning Writing Effect? (2011) by d3ckard on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:56AM (#23688423)
This rings very true. I'm a night owl and in the beginning of my career I worked in mostly 13-21 bracket, with strong preference for hours after 17 when office got quiet. It was great, but at some point it started to impact my life very negatively(days just pass and you do not do much beside work). Early mornings are the next best thing. You get quiet, you can easily focus, you're rested and when the day really starts you have something done already, which significantly reduces stress for me. Definitely recommend to everybody.
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Re:What Is the Morning Writing Effect? (2011) by JacobAldridge on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @06:18AM (#23688577)
I’m a night owl, struggling with the adjustment to fatherhood and expectations to be present at home right at the time my motor normally fires up.

I’ve always felt 3-5am was the most beautiful time of the day; though I’m used to seeing it on my way to bed, and pushing myself to wake up early enough to make it worthwhile hasn’t paid dividends yet.

Thanks for sharing your experience - it gives me confidence I can switch.

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Re:What Is the Morning Writing Effect? (2011) by matthewaveryusa on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @07:31AM (#23688999)
Ah yes, fatherhood will change a night owl. I've made the adjustment for the same reasons, went from sleeping 4am-10am to 930pm-4am (extra half hour sleep!) and while the first two weeks are rough, it's been smooth sailing since. You can do it. The 4am-6am is just as magical as the 2am-4am was for me. I'll skip breakfast until after 6am so I can jump right in it.

That being said, I still plan on going back to being a night owl when the kids are grown.

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Re:What Is the Morning Writing Effect? (2011) by gmtx725 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:53AM (#23691330)
Jeez I wish I could survive on 6 hours sleep. I need at least 8 to feel fully refreshed. I can survive on 7 for a day or two but after that it catches up with me in a bad way. Any less than 7 and I feel like absolute death.
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