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Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by wengo314 on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:36AM (#30906481)
to me it's totally worth it. morning hours are very quiet. i usually do my daily flashcards session during that time. and sometimes a small workout as well.

if you feel terrible waking up that early - go to bed earlier as well. you need that sleep.

Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by ChildOfChaos on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:42AM (#30906529)
Personally I always don't feel great in the mornings, I usually need a few hours to fully wake up and function and I don't like going to bed early, why should I? Those hours are my quiet hours and are the hours that I like.

I get it though, it's what works for you. So you should do that, but it's not universal advice, people that find it works just think others should go to bed earlier and follow what they do and poof! like magic everything is amazing

Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by abhaynayar on Monday April 04, 2022 @11:00AM (#30907427)
I agree it might not work for you. But for most people, it is just a matter of never having put in enough effort. If you have tried waking up early with a good night's sleep consistently for a long period of time, and it still doesn't work for you, then sure.

Also it depends on your age. I remember seeing some research on why we shouldn't be waking up teenagers in early morning. So if you had a bad time waking up early as a kid, it might not be true as an adult.

Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by Dobbs on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:39AM (#30906500)
Some people find early hours to be very productive, some people find noon hours to be really productive, and finally some people find evening hours to be really productive. What works for you won't necessarily work for everyone else and pretending otherwise is harmful to all who don't fit your life/body/etc.
Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by j051a on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:48AM (#30906596)
Whether that works for you really depends on biological mechanisms you can't change. For some people getting up early works great, however others simply don't fall asleep as early. That getting up early is best is a myth made up by some Prussians who probably belonged to the first category.
Re:Ask HN: How do I develop focus? by oauea on Monday April 04, 2022 @10:44AM (#30907235)
night hours are very quiet too. what is your point?