topic Re: In the morning and just after lunch in The Community Room

In the morning and just after lunch

AllenJessup — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:34:04 GMT

I wonder if anyone has done a study of the likelihood of a problem having a better chance of being solved early in the morning or just after lunch. I was dealing with a problem in road design late yesterday. I finally left it for the morning. Soon after starting the drawing this morning the answer seemed obvious. Just before lunch today I was having trouble with labels displaying. When I went back at it after lunch. I solved it almost immediately.

Maybe I just need to sleep more and eat more!

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

graemev — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:08:22 GMT

@AllenJessup wrote:

I wonder if anyone has done a study...

There's an entire field of investigation, actually.

The phenomenon involves a diurnal mental cycle involving a peak, a lull, and a rebound. Morning people experience their peak in the morning, the lull after lunch, and the rebound into the evening hours. Night owls have the peak and rebound switched.

From a guy who wrote a book about it: "I do everything possible NOT to book visits to medical facilities in the afternoon."

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

Mistress0fTheDorkness — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:49:28 GMT

lol sounds like wise words on the medical visits. 😄

From that description, I think I sound like a classic morning person. I get pretty useless midday. Now that I work from home, instead of forcing myself through when my brain won't work, I'll take a long lunch. Fix something around the house, or go out to eat. It's definitely better when I've stepped away for awhile. Wish I would've been able to do that in my last two jobs.

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

AllenJessup — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:39:15 GMT

Being a Type II diabetic. I think It's probably a blood sugar thing. I'm in the process of getting an new Dr. The one I've had for the past 2 years just closed his office. I'v been with him for 2 years because my previous Dr. of 30 years closed his office. It's getting difficult to find an independent Dr. around here. I'm trying not to be forded into the big-box-store version of medical care.

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

Murph_Map — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:47:20 GMT

@AllenJessup wrote:

Being a Type II diabetic. .......

How long you been one? I'm going on 15 years or better and now taking the shots at meal times and one at bedtime. My belly looks like a druggies arm. 😞

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

AllenJessup — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:19:54 GMT

Hi Murph,

I'd think around 20 years. 1996 pops into my memory. I'm still on pills. Metphormin, Repaglinide and Invokana. But it's a struggle to keep the #s down. As I mentioned. I'm starting with a new Dr. next month. He may change things around.

What are you injecting had how is it working for you?

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

Murph_Map — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:57:59 GMT

Allen,

I inject NovoLog at meal times (soon to be changed to something else insurance wont cover it) Then at bedtime Lanus so far the work but I have to keep upping the dose and watch what I eat. I also take Janumet twice a day.

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

AllenJessup — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:03:14 GMT

Murph,

Yeah. Insurance coverage is always an issue. My insurance wouldn't cover 1000mg Metformin but will cover 2 500mg.

I'm lucky. There is a Deli near where I work that specializes in low carb items.Break with 1 net carb per slice and rolls with 6 net carbs. Only kind of baked goods I can eat now. They do ship. http://zambettis.com/

Allen

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

KMercier_C3D — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:46:46 GMT

A few weeks ago I heard a piece on NPR's "All Things Considered" about a new book called "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" and one of the things they talked about in the broadcast was breaking out your day into different types of tasks depending on the time of day. I found it really interesting. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/17/578666036/daniel-pinks-when-shows-the-importance-of-timing-throughout-life

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

Mistress0fTheDorkness — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:18:53 GMT

Hmm, interesting read.

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

TheCADnoob — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:20:46 GMT

I have found that just stepping away makes a difference for me.... but usually when i come back to things its either the next morning or after a good lunch break haha...

I used to try to break thought patterns by intentionally using the 'other' side of the brain. i would practice changing the spinning silhouette direction. I got ok at changing direction, but i think the most i got out of this exercise was a neat parlor trick that only i can see... Though it did on occasion get me far enough away from the problem to make a little headway; it has been incorrectly called the rigth brain left brain test... all that time wasted just cause the internets lied to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_Dancer

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

steven-g — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:11:38 GMT

Yeah get up and walk around, go get a drink, or have a chat with someone, anything to break your train of thought, I keep a pen and paper at the side of the bed, I find the solution to a problem I've been looking at will often spring into mind at 2 in the morning, so I can just jot it down and go straight back to sleep, or it will be there when I wake up.

Re: In the morning and just after lunch

AllenJessup — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:15:49 GMT

Yeah. I do most of that except the paper by the bed. My ideas usually come while in the shower. I can hold on to them until I get to work. Usually use the commute to refine the idea so I'm ready to go when I get there. Of course those are the days that someone grabs me with an emergency and I don't get back to that job for 3 days.