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‘Early Birds’ and ‘Night Owls’ Move Over! Introducing the Power of the ‘Mid-Day Meerkat!’
We’ve all heard the terms ‘early bird’ and ‘night owl.’
Like so many other labels in our lives, these are labels that subconsciously affect or impact our efforts and the way we approach our days.
I always find these labels humorous because, like many people, I am neither of those things.
Working late into the night after everyone else in the house is asleep does not give me energy or focus, nor do I have that energy and focus when I ‘jump’ (I use that term loosely) out of bed in the ridiculously early morning.
There are a lot of people who will tell you, through their books, articles, and programs, that there is something magical during these times of day. It kind of makes sense…kind of. But it’s not about the time reflected on the clock that makes you productive or successful. After all, if an early bird travels halfway across the world, oddly enough they’ve become a night owl instantly. If a night owl travels halfway around the world, they overnight become an early bird. Hmmm.
It’s something else — something that these two times of day do have in common. That something is an undistracted block of time. In other words, quiet.
