(This post was written yesterday and posted today. There was only so much productivity I could handle.:))
Today I tried being a morning person.
It’s a big deal for me as I can barely function before 10 AM (although if I’ve slept well and you take me to a coffee shop I love, I can start writing/working at 10AM).
But this morning I had to take a meeting whose scheduling didn’t depend just on me, so I had to wake up at 7 looking and feeling like a zombie. Of course instead of brains, I was craving for coffee.
After a glass of black tea, 2 mugs of coffee, a tall Starbucks green tea, I’m getting closer to more Walking Dead than Liv Moore at 4.20 PM. But up to now, I’ve:
- attended a very useful meeting
- studied some awesome copywriting tips by Ramit Sethi
- checked out SYS’s forum on screenwriting and studied topics that appealed to me
- answered some questions on Quora. (Read Imran Esmail’s post on Boost Blog Traffic why Quora is an essential platform for writers and how to get the most from it)
- started writing this post
- shared helpful stuff on Twitter that wasn’t written by me
- followed some filmmakers I admired on twitter
- finally got around to use Instagram
- kept studying the e-book how to sell your screenplay in 30 days (note: most probably, it will take more than 30 days, but that’s not why it’s an awesome book.)
- improved my Blogger skills (and by Blogger, I mean Google’s platform; I’m mainly a WordPress person.)
- walked a total of 4 kms (…. miles, calculated thanks to my WalkLogger app)
- practiced Norwegian for 15 minutes
- brainstormed
- socialized with a friend
While I’m ready to go to bed at 10 PM, all in all this was a very productive day.
However, I don’t think I’d be very happy if I had to do this every day. So tomorrow, I’ll get up at a more reasonable hour tomorrow and get the same amount or more done.
Wish me luck.
Are you a morning person? What changes are you trying to implement in your life?
Hi Pinar,
How are you?
Great idea for a post.
I consider myself a morning person. I like to get up, get started sooner, and finish sooner. I don’t mind working late into the evening when I have something major to do, but I try not to make a habit of it.
Studies also show that our minds our most alert in the first two hours we’re awake — so it’s interesting to see how much butt-kicking we can get done by say 8 or 9 am.
Sounds like you accomplished plenty!
Also, I believe this is my first time commenting on your blog.
I plan to return in the future, so allow me introduce myself. 🙂
My name is Brent Jones and I’m a freelancer. I offer writing and social media management services and have earned my full-time living that way for the past year or so.
I’ve also spent the last year building an audience through my own blog…
But it’s only in the last month or so that I’ve really figured out who I want to serve through my blog — other freelancers!
There are a ton of people in the exact same spot I was just over a year ago… people wanting to leave their full-time career positions to begin building online service-based businesses. And I want to help.
So I guess you could say that my own blog is going through a bit of a transformation at the moment.
In the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to start connecting with other freelancers, such as yourself. Pleased to virtually “meet” you and I intend to keep in touch!
All the best,
Brent
Hi Brent,
Welcome to the blog.
I used to be a morning person in high school and somewhat in university, but somewhere along the way my sleeping hours shifted in a weird way. I’m trying to get back with small attempts.
I can relate to that, Pinar. I used to be a much better morning person. LOL
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Brent
I’m a morning person already. As a young gal I could stay up till 5 a.m. and sleep till 2 p.m. But these days I’ve settled into being a lark. 🙂
Good old days…To be honest, I’m generally happier now than I was when I was younger (with the exception of one particularly great exchange year and some trips), but the sleep thing is really pissing me off. It’s like enough is never an option: I either get too much or too little, and both wreck havoc. Oh well. 🙂 I shall solve this eventually. Until then, I do love coffee and fast rock music.