I’ve Got Rhythm
You need rhythm in the working world.
No, I’m not talking about the rockin’ tunz you’ve got on your MP3 player, but a rhythm to your day.
We all have times of the day when our brains run a little faster, when our thoughts flow a little easier. If we think about it, we can peg a time of day when it’s best to be working, and other times when we might as well hang it up, because there’s no way we’re going to get work done effectively in that time.
Do you take this into consideration as your order your day?
I’m a morning person, so I wake up alert and ready for the day. Ideally, I like to schedule any sort of “heavy brain” work — writing, planning, brainstorming, before noon. I can get more done between six and eleven than I can for the rest of the day, so I start the day early.
I save necessary but routine tasks for later in the day. In the middle of the afternoon, I can paste labels on mailouts, run errands or do routine data entry. I’m still getting necessary work done, but I’m working in harmony with my own rhythm. I know I’m going to be sleepier after lunch and the words will not flow so fluidly if I try to write then.
Evening? I don’t even bother to try to write in the evening any more. When I used to hold down an office job, trying to complete my writing work in the evenings was a Special Sort of Evil, let me tell you!
The thing is, you might be different. If you’re a night person, you might be braindead at eight in the morning. Don’t hit the office and plan for the day. Respect your rhythm. Plan the night before, and plan your mornings to handle routine work until your brain kicks into gear.
Respecting your own mental rhytm increases your productivity exponentially, and I encourage you to take a month and try it!
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