Stage 5 · Lesson 2 of 7
Your best hours
People differ in when they are most alert. Researchers call this your chronotype: some people think best early in the morning, others in the late morning, others in the evening. Sleep researchers have found that chronotype is partly biological and shifts later in the teenage years and early twenties.
You can find yours by noticing when hard thinking feels easiest on days you sleep enough. Then protect those hours for your hardest work: problem sets, writing, coding, revision. Use low-energy hours for easier tasks like emails, notes and admin.
Your real life sets limits, such as classes, prayer times, family duties, commutes and load-shedding, so work with them.
Common trapcopying someone else's 5 am routine because it went viral, when your best hours are somewhere else.
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