We all have a feeling that, at some stage in the day, we're more efficient and actually get stuff done (rather than messing around on the internet), but scientifically, what are our most productive hours?
Whether you think that you hit a good patch at some stage around 3am, or you don't find the afternoon slump affects you at all and you power on through, there are some parts of the day where we all feel that we work better, but what does science have to say about it?
Well, according to behavioural scientist and Duke professor Dan Ariely, there are two hours in the day where we are at our best, and we should make sure that we don't waste them. So when are they?
Ariely said in a recent AMA on Reddit that "generally people are most productive in the morning. The two hours after becoming fully awake are likely to be the best", so make sure to try and get some of your important work done then. For most of us, that's when we're commuting or eating breakfast, but if you can, schedule your tasks that you want to concentrate on then, and you may find that you do them better.
If you want to start being more useful and productive now, why not spend a few minutes learning about procrastination. We know, we know, if ever there was an oxymoron...
Timeful presents a Dan Moment: Procrastination from Timeful on Vimeo.
Via The Science of Us. Main pic via Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr