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)
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