PSD Video Tip #14: Circadian Rhythm - Why You Should Learn More About It?

PSD Video Tip #14: Circadian Rhythm – Why You Should Learn More About It?

I got the topic for today’s video from Bill Nickerson. In his e-mail he mentioned about circadian rhythms and why they are very important to your productivity.

For instance, you might notice that you are very productive after waking, up whereas in the afternoon, you can barely keep yourself awake. This is circadian rhythm in action.

Check out the video for more information about this topic and also, check out Bill’s post on this topic on his blog.

If you liked this post, please share it or opt-in to my e-mail list for updates and future articles.

Shownotes and resources:

Video length: 02:07
Productivity and circadian rhythms (Bill Nickerson – @LoneWolfMuskoka)
How heatmapping your productivity and make you more productive (Charlie Gilkey)
Transcript: Read More
Hello, this is Timo from ProductiveSuperdad.com, and today I wanted to
share a tip that I got from Bill Nickerson by e-mail. Bill mentioned about
circadian rhythms and why it’s very important to learn more about it.

Well, basically, a circadian rhythm is a natural pattern that we follow on
a daily basis, and a circadian rhythm dictates when we are alert or when we
are feeling tired. When you know this information, when you are alert or
when you are feeling tired, it much easier for you to plan your day, for
example, the night before.

So, what I want you to do is that you should be aware of your alertness or
tiredness, when you are feeling tired, when you are feeling alert. For
example, you could have a log where you are recording those times when you
are feeling good and when you are energized, then on the other hand, when
you are feeling tired.

When you have gathered this type of information, it’s much easier for you
to see a pattern, and it’s also much easier for you to understand when you
should be doing a certain type of work. So, for example, if you need to
have one hundred percent focus on certain tasks, you should be doing that
during your peak times. Whereas, when you are feeling tired, you might just
take a nap or focus on some less valuable things on your list.

Anyway, that’s basically what circadian rhythm is all about, and what I
want to do is that you also go to Bill’s site and check out his post on
this topic. I have also included some other resources on this very same
subject. So, please share this video on Facebook, on Twitter, on different
social bookmarking sites. Check out those resources under this video, and I
will talk to you soon. Bye-bye.

Digg Digg

Would You Like To Become a Superstar?

Grab the 222 Tips for Becoming a Productivity Superstar e-book and learn for example the following:

Tip #33:Be unavailable
Tip #65:Don't be afraid to pick up the phone
Tip #88:Watch online videos faster
Tip #103:Know your why
Tip #198:Procrastinate on right things

... and much much more!

PS. You get also other exciting goodies that are not available on my blog!

Comments

Bill (LoneWolf) Nickerson says:

September 13, 2012 at 8:31 pm

Great synopsis of the topic Timo.

And in addition to the great post by me 8=) I really like the heatmap resource you’ve linked to by Charlie. It looks like he has some great stuff to start looking through. His concept of productive capacity vs productivity is certainly worth learning about.

Thanks Timo. You do a great job with these videos. Someday I’m going to have to start doing video too.

- Timo Kiander says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 8:09 am
  
  Thank you Bill for your contribution :)
  
  I’ll definitely want to learn more about the circadian rhythms. In fact, I just started reading about The Power of Full Engagement, which I think talks about this topic.
  
  Cheers,
  Timo
  
Tim Bonner says:

September 16, 2012 at 12:19 pm

Hey Timo

Thank you for sharing. Some food for thought.

I’m a stay at home dad. I look after my 2 year-old daughter during the day whilst my son is at nursery 4 days a week and I have them both 1 day a week.

It can be a bit of a juggling act to get anything done and feeling tired can be a real issue in my productivity.

I’ll have a go at recording when I feel tired during the course of next week so I can see if I can change things around a bit.

Cheers

Tim

- Timo Kiander says:
  
  September 17, 2012 at 9:19 am
  
  Hi Tim!
  
  Sure, let me know how things turned out after some recording – were you able to detect any daily patterns?
  
  Cheers,
  Timo
  
Tom says:

September 18, 2012 at 4:38 pm

Timo,

Thanks for the synopsis. A self-educated understanding of your circadian rhythms is invaluable.

- Timo Kiander says:
  
  September 18, 2012 at 6:07 pm
  
  Thank you Tom!
  
  Nice to hear you liked to video :)
  
  Cheers,
  Timo
  
farouk says:

September 23, 2012 at 1:16 pm

very interesting
playing with ones biological clock sounds like a good idea
thanks for the video :)

- Timo Kiander says:
  
  September 23, 2012 at 10:12 pm
  
  Hi Farouk!
  
  Yes, it helps to plan your day when you know your internal rhythm.
  
  Cheers,
  Timo