Comments on: Making the most of a nocturnal lifestyle

By: Breanne

Breanne — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:08:57 +0000

I’m late to the game by leaving a comment, but I can’t help myself. I am completely with you on the correlation between music and a nocturnal lifestyle. It seems those two elements are extremely pivotal to my productivity. I write epic fantasy (amongst other things) and nothing gets me out of a world building mood like daytime. Jarring noise, constant movement, it’s awful. Night—nothing better. ;)

By: cenara and tina

cenara and tina — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:13:35 +0000

its interesting to find once to go nocturnal you dont want to go back. im pretty sure humans were origionally nocturnal but changes the habit when the big game for hunters migrated due to globel worming. they gave up on the godess moon and started to worship the sun.
my mother and i decided on becomeing completely nocturnal. its calmer and more focus comes at ease. also i have to say i get alot more done with out the phone ringing and people turning up un anounced.
practicaly stress free, nocturnal life is PERFECT!!!!!!!!

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By: John Peden

John Peden — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:59:59 +0000

http://www.dbeat.com/28/

Worth a read, particularly the polyphasic sleep. He switched back due to, among other things, losing interaction during the daytime. Does that bother you?

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By: Cliff Aliperti

Cliff Aliperti — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:34:41 +0000

This post made me chuckle since I’m sitting here at about 1:30 am with the music on and a cup of coffee by my side.

I tend to work until sometime between 4 and 6 am, so I can check my banking and a few other things before turning in. Instead of looking at my waking up later than everyone else as unprofessional, etc., I look at it as getting a jump on everyone else. For example, my e-mails are the ones waiting for people when they get up.

And, of course, if something important is pending I do adjust the hours somewhat, but most things can wait.

To me, the best part about “working the night shift” is the total lack of distraction. In fact, commenting on this post is the biggest distraction I’ve had since about 10 pm.

It’s definitely a lifestyle worth trying out if you can get away with it–you’ll be amazed by how much more you get done.