# Productivity ## Notes * When you're most alert, best to do things you already know how to do. "Linear implementation" (source: Huberman) * Mid-morning is often when many people are in peak alertness * Creativity is often best when calm or slightly drowsy * Background noise / music (source: Huberman) * Good if we're not alert (a lot of things going on around us will make our body on high alert) * Bad if we're already alert (will make you too distracted / alert) * The goal is to aim for a good balance of "go" and "no go". Action and suppression (source: Huberman) * Action to be motivated to get things done * Suppression to not get distracted (by phone, or meaningless to-dos) * These pathways are very consuming. After a while, discipline starts to wane * Exercising earlier in the day helps us get up earlier, and helps us stay alert later in the day. More energy in the day in general (source: Huberman) * If the exercise is very consuming, you might crash after you have a meal * Fast and low carb states lend themselves to alertness (source: Huberman) * Food makes you sleepy in general * The blood is directed towards the gut * Energy spent on digestion * A bit of starch at lunch if highly consuming exercise done in the morning (source: Huberman) * Biologically programmed spike in alertness 60 minutes before bed (source: Huberman) * Historically, humans needed to gather resources before sleep * Passes after 45-60 minutes * Don't worry about this -- instead, do mundane tasks in this time (e.g. cleaning) * [The low information diet](https://bookstash.io/the-4-hour-workweek) ![Decision Matrix](/files/ChQZ9C3ITDupm0bY3so4) ## Links --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.abramczyk.dev/productivity.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.