When
Timing is really a science. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, listeners can reveal how best to live, work, and succeed.
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- No, you are needlessly trivializing it and maybe doing a disservice to others to whom it might be of great value.
I am not sure what you read, but Dr. Satchin Panda's research is not the "same light, eating, and exercise changes, mixed with some night-owl denialism." You can watch his(and other circadian researchers) longer videos on Youtube for more knowledge. Also two books i can recommend are a) The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda and b) When : The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink.
Circadian research is holistic since it studies how our body clocks (there are a set of them) are synchronized with Nature and thus when is the optimum time to do something with maximal benefit. Eg. When is the best time to take medicines for maximal efficacy, When is the best time to do exercise for maximum benefit etc. In the context of this thread, he doesn't talk about morning larks/night owls but merely allowing Natural Sunlight to tune us to its rhythms. So it doesn't matter what time you do get up in the morning (5/8/10AM etc.) but if you go and stand in the sunlight immediately after (or even better take a walk) your body adjusts itself so eventually you do get sleepy with sunset and awake at sunrise (within limits and control of other factors like exposure to other light sources). Similarly Exercise is most efficacious when done after 4PM etc.
Most of these practices are zero-cost and risk-free and easily adjustable to individual variations and much better than popping Melatonin pills etc.
- Yes. I highly recommend the book When by Daniel Pink: https://www.danpink.com/books/when/
- I think we typically engage our Type 2 brains (see Daniel Pink) to make buying decisions. When something we want is perceived as free, our Type 2 brains are totally bypassed because the cost computation is perceived as complete. If something has even a small price, our Type 2 brain is engaged and detects an anomalous result.
- Daniel Pink’s book “When” reviews some research on morning people and night owls (there’s also a 3rd type that is somewhere in between). It suggests morning people are usually better at analytical tasks in the morning and creative tasks at night. Night owls are better at creative tasks in the morning and analytical tasks at night. Both seem to hit a slump in the afternoon.
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735210632/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FM...
- Your job is probably triggering a fight/flight response constantly.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding...
Working with your hands and retreating to your shed allows you to sooth / calm rather than getting deeper into those stress hormones.
For me, it also gives time for reflection.
From the BBC: Men's Sheds: 'It's about so much more than making things' -> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-49615371
Have you read Daniel Pink's When?
He talks about rhythms with most people being morning people - alert in the morning and ready for analytical work, entering a trough in the afternoon, then recovering in the evening. Are you mainly doing your shed work in the afternoon/evening, after work?
- There's that line that around 2pm when after work we do stupid stuff like: mistakes in hospital work, stupid tweets etc.
Reference to "When" by Daniel Pink
