I've realized recently that my productivity is "donut-shaped." I am capable of conquering the world for several hours after I first wake up in the morning. Then, I have focus super-powers in the evening, which I can really get dug into work. Middle of the day? Pure donut hole. My brain is a mush. - ThreadSky

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krisis.bsky.social • 29 days ago

I've realized recently that my productivity is "donut-shaped."

I am capable of conquering the world for several hours after I first wake up in the morning.

Then, I have focus super-powers in the evening, which I can really get dug into work.

Middle of the day? Pure donut hole. My brain is a mush.

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daniel-simpson.bsky.social•28 days ago

Huh. This might be me too actually

krisis.bsky.social•28 days ago

I think there's so much narrative of being a "morning person" or a "night owl" that people minimize the idea of alternate productivity schedules.

(Also, I *may* be a fellow AuDHDer, so 🤔)

jgibbard.com•29 days ago

It's always interesting how different everyone is. Mine is an upward curve to the right with a dip between 6-8, rising sharply at 8p-2a, and it resets to 0 every morning.

krisis.bsky.social•29 days ago

I think I used to be more like that pre-kid. I just wasn't oriented to mornings at all.

But, ever since being the one who handle the first morning bottle, my brain wants to DO STUFF in the pre-dawn hours once I'm awake!

jgibbard.com•29 days ago

I've gotten better at mornings out of necessity since kids... Still don't like it. Brain still 85% cobwebs.

krisis.bsky.social•29 days ago

That's not to say I can't do work during mid-day. There's a reason I was promoted constantly in decades of traditional office jobs.

But when I have BRAIN INTENSIVE tasks, I do them best in my donut hours.

This is a HUGE REASON why I not only love remote work, but asynchronous or time-shifted work.

krisis.bsky.social•29 days ago

When I first switched from my long-standing corporate 9-to-5 job (which was often more like 9-to-7) to a start-up with a global client base, I remember being AMAZED that suddenly I could do the hardest stuff at whatever hour I wanted to!

I built SO MANY analytics packages between 9pm and midnight.

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