Comments on: What If You Could Choose to Work When You’re Most Productive?

By: jranodm421

jranodm421 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:37:00 +0000

Great concept. Never going to happen, because your customers need you when THEY need you, not when you feel most productive. I don’t know of any customer who needs stuff at 9 AM who’s going to wait till you’re most productive at 6 PM.

By: Daria Golubeva

Daria Golubeva — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:08:45 +0000

I feel I’m getting quicker, more creative and productive after lunch or even closer to the evening. But this productivity peak can’t last too long, because the evening plans are waiting for me outside work In the morning, I sometimes need time to mobilize and fully wake up. By the way, in our recent survey on working habits we asked people when they feel the most productive (http://www.wrike.com/blog/Snapshot-Work-Life-Balance-Realities-Wrike-s-New-Fascinating-Infographic). And I’m not with the majority. 64% voted for morning hours (before noon).

By: Humor That Works

Humor That Works — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:02:32 +0000

Great article. I tracked my productivity for a month and found I was most productive from 3pm to 7pm. Results plus more productivity stats: http://www.humorthatworks.com/learning/create-consume-monthly-challenge/.

By: Jessica Lawlor

Jessica Lawlor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:35:42 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Shawn! I’ll be sure to check out your post.

By: Jessica Lawlor

Jessica Lawlor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:35:25 +0000

Thanks for posing these questions. Really good points here that I hadn’t considered before.

By: Stuckaholic

Stuckaholic — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:56:31 +0000

Well, all good if you do your work alone. But to play devil’s advocate I can tell you people in companies tend to work in teams. Teams’ productivity depend on forecasting workload correctly (often forecasting correctly is even more important than having the job done quicker). Forecasting becomes tough if a team member is waiting for you to do stuff and you’re taking a nap. So here’s a question. Your article takes into consideration one person working at optimal time. But what would happen if ALL in a company (or in a team) did the same? How would the output be affected? (I know, it’s two questions!)

By: Shawn MacDonell

Shawn MacDonell — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:14:09 +0000

Love when folks think about time and work a little differently. Thanks so much for posting this article. Here is one I wrote a little while back that generated a bit of a debate in the comment section and then lots more in my inbox:

http://professionalasskicker.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/when-do-i-work-an-entrepreneur-asks/

By: Julia Elizabeth Muldoon

Julia Elizabeth Muldoon — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:42:18 +0000

Except I would rather use my peak times to complete things for me than have it bought by someone who doesn’t appreciate my skills.

By: Jessica Lawlor

Jessica Lawlor — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:34:22 +0000

That’s an awesome point, @[317752194950479:274:Alison Elissa Coaching]! Distractions are so prevalent in an office environment…and can easily drag down your whole day.

By: Alison Elissa Coaching

Alison Elissa Coaching — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:02:43 +0000

This article brought to mind an earlier Brazen post about how disruptions affect a day’s productivity: http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/09/24/avoiding-your-coworkers-the-feelings-mutual/.

The combination of these two articles makes me think the best scenario would be to schedule work according to your body clock and to also minimize interruptions during these times as well.