Morning Time Use

• There are two opposing claims about the use of morning time.

  • The theory that “the brain is not occupied in the morning and should be used creatively; it is a waste of time to use it for chores.”
  • The theory that “in the morning, you have to get your chores done first in order to start the engine.”

• discussion

  • Concerns allocate brain memory (zygalnick effect)
  • Creative work is undecided on the results obtained for the time spent.
    • It doesn’t always produce results.
    • If you work for a day and don’t get results, you’re exhausted and have no energy left to do chores.
    • It is also unclear how long it will take to complete
  • Getting chores done is only as good as the results you get and the sense of accomplishment you get from doing them.
    • Engine warm-up operation
    • As is often said, “motivation comes after the fact when you start working” Work Excitement.
  • Creative work is “heavy”
    • Takes time to start moving.
    • Whoever said, “It’s good to do creative work in the morning” wasn’t being lazy in the morning.
  • The worst thing you can do is say, “You should do creative work in the morning instead of chores,” and then do nothing.
  • Thinking about which task to start with is a creative process in itself.
    • So it’s equally prone to sloppy procrastination.

• Conclusion.

  • You can do it from either side.
  • The most important thing to avoid is to think, “I must do A first,” which will cause B to be postponed.

TaskManagement

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