Waking Up Early Won’t Make You More Productive, but These 3 Tips Might
Contrary to popular belief the time of day you wake up won’t automatically increase your productivity.
I like to call it the tyranny of the early birds.
To have them tell it if you want to experience productivity nirvana you have to be willing to get up at 5 am or earlier.
Really now?
Because of our puritanical background combined with our protestant work ethic we have created an entire culture that believes early to bed early to rise isn’t just a recipe for success but ordained by God himself.
And who is going to argue with God, amirite?
It’s so pervasive that even the non-religious swear by it and writers, marketers and the like pen treatise after treaties on the many ways you will crush your goals just by getting up before the birds start singing.
There are entire cottage industries devoted to turning the Sad Night Owl into the Amazing Early Bird.
Seriously, how many times have you seen the “Just Follow These Steps and You Too Can Get Up at 5 am Each Day and Be The Most Productive Person To Ever Live” article?
