Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Feb 09 2007
Getting up with the Joneses has its dark side
A tip of the Stetson goes to Michael at Orange Crate Art for a link to a post on How to start your day at 5:00 AM, which was published on lifehack.org. I noticed that several of the comments included the fact that going to bed with the chickens cuts too badly into one's social life to be of real value in the early rising department. It's true that life is full of trade-offs, and one of the down sides to rising early is that you tend to nod off over your dinner salad in the evening.
I've always been a morning person by nature, so it's the late evening events that are difficult for me to make the most of. However, I have a feeling that the folks commenting on the above-mentioned article are not talking about the social side of business, but are instead referring to social activities that have as little to do with work as possible. If that's the case they'll just have to decide which is more important to them—productivity or partying.
Still, it's all something to think about, particularly for writers. If we're up in plenty of time to watch the sunrise every day we may feel good about being very productive, but we might also be missing certain business networking possibilities with colleagues or clients who tend to keep the same hours as vampires.
posted at: 08:44 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
A tip of the Stetson goes to Michael at Orange Crate Art for a link to a post on How to start your day at 5:00 AM, which was published on lifehack.org. I noticed that several of the comments included the fact that going to bed with the chickens cuts too badly into one's social life to be of real value in the early rising department. It's true that life is full of trade-offs, and one of the down sides to rising early is that you tend to nod off over your dinner salad in the evening.
I've always been a morning person by nature, so it's the late evening events that are difficult for me to make the most of. However, I have a feeling that the folks commenting on the above-mentioned article are not talking about the social side of business, but are instead referring to social activities that have as little to do with work as possible. If that's the case they'll just have to decide which is more important to them—productivity or partying.
Still, it's all something to think about, particularly for writers. If we're up in plenty of time to watch the sunrise every day we may feel good about being very productive, but we might also be missing certain business networking possibilities with colleagues or clients who tend to keep the same hours as vampires.
posted at: 08:44 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
