[D9u]

I've always been a "morning person."

From my childhood days of waking up before the sun in order to check the surf conditions from our living room window, to military service, to my present tendencies towards waking up at 4 am in order to be more in sync with my online counterparts, I've always enjoyed waking up early.

I don't have any secrets as to how I maintain my early-bird ways, other than "you just have to want it."

[jebblue]

I was in the military and I couldn't stand getting up early. At one point, I was consuming close to a dozen cups of coffee (including the NoDoze) per day to stay awake and try to be productive, in my 20's. It didn't work well and I have stomach problems as a result.

My peak is 2:30 PM to midnight. On days when my company lets me work from home, that works out great. So a couple days a week I get stuff done, the other three days I'm drinking 4 cups of coffee to deal with getting in at a reasonable hour (fortunately they aren't too bad about this) and to deal with morning and afternoon traffic.

[D9u]

I have never been a coffee drinker, nor a tobacco smoker. I do, however, drink caffeine laden soft drinks, but I tend to not drink caffeinated beverages after sundown.

I often work on projects for 36, or more, hours at a time, but I do see a reduction in productivity when pushing myself to the limits, and often wonder at the things I've done while sleep deprived, in pride as well as shame.

There's a saying about habits which goes something like the following:

    If you want to make something a habit make sure to repeat that act every day for two weeks, after which the act will become habitual.