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Afternoon is the worst time for distractions, fatigue, and reduced efficiency. A solid routine can help.
Much is made of morning and evening routines, but hardly anything is mentioned about afternoon routines. This is odd, because afternoons are when energy plummets, when creativity and efficiency are drained, and many workers crave a second wind. It makes sense to focus on how to improve this (sometimes torturous) time of day, which is why I was thrilled to see Patrick Allan's article on LifeHacker. In it, Allan describes the necessity of establishing a solid afternoon routine in order to resist the time when when "distractions have the most power—you're fatigued, irritable, and way more impulsive." What follows are some of his suggestions, as well as a few of my own:
TFA suggests: 1. Eat well. 2. Get moving. 3. Save the easy stuff for last. 4. Put a time limit on big assignments. 5. Establish a fun afternoon ritual. 6. Have a power nap. Me: Large coffee with a triple red-eye shot. You?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday August 17 2017, @10:48AM
"Carbs" is just a short and somewhat inaccurate way of saying pasta, rice, grain, bread, potatoes, etc... You know, the foods containing high amounts of carbohydrates that are incredibly easy to overindulge on and end up swollen up and ready for a nap. What they really mean are starches rather than carbs. If you didn't already know that then you weren't paying when they covered what carbohydrates are and what they do in the body during science class back in grade school. See, starches are an incredibly rich source of energy for the body but they take a significant initial energy investment to convert into a useful form for the body. Thus the more of them you eat, the more tired you will be shortly afterwards. The time of day is immaterial.
The only problem with their whole theory is that sugars are also carbohydrates. They're in fact extremely simple carbohydrates that the body needs to do little to nothing to and get turned into energy about as quickly as your body can get them through the digestive and circulatory systems. Pretty much the exact opposite of the reaction you get from starches though they're both carbohydrates.
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