Whether you are a night owl or an early bird, according to a recent article by Time magazine, paying closer attention to your mental clock can help you make better use of your time during the day.
Early risers’ creativity usually is most active in the early morning before distractions occur. Night owls tend to be more productive after they have shaken off the morning grogginess.
Everyone has his or her own personal clock, but mental rhythms affect everyone’s performance.
Alvin Powell, 21, senior, describes him self as a “morning person.” “I am most creative around 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.,” Powell said. However, some students are reformed “night owls” like Katrina Barrett, 22, a senior who developed into a morning person after entering college.
“I accomplish more in the morning because of conflicts in my schedule,” Barrett said. “Classes in the morning and work in the evening.”
Although many people are either morning persons or night owls, some individuals transfer at times from one type to the other or some embody characteristics of both.
Tara Leak is an example. Leak, a 21-year-old junior, describes herself as more of “afternoon person.” ” College had some part in redeveloping my daily routines because I use to be more a night owl,” Leak said.
As either a morning person or a night owl there are four crucial times during the day. For morning persons the two most crucial times during the day are 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Rather than attempting to finish intense work around 1:30 p.m., schedule routine tasks because your body temperature lowers and your mind adjust into the afternoon.
According to the chart, this is a bad time to try to focus or concentrate. Exercising around 5 p.m. may result in fewer injuries than in the early morning, since your hand-eye coordination isn’t at its peak.
In the late afternoon, experts suggest rejuvenating the brain with daily exercise and activities that stimulate the brain like reading, art and puzzle solving.
According to time, the most critical hours for night owls include 9 a.m. and midnight.
People who enjoy staying up late usually skip breakfast in their groggy morning rush. But research shows that breakfast provides the most vital brain food.
For those who sleep in, working past midnight can be effective, but avoid late-night snacks and alcohol, since digestion prevents a restful sleep. For those who tend to work late or wake early, it is important to pay attention to your mental clock, which can help you make the most of your day or night.