Reddit mentions of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

I’ve been dealing with the same issue for years. I recently tried something that seems to help in a peculiar way. I also have no issues sleeping or staying asleep (averaging 8.5 hours a night - SleepCycle and OuraRing).

Try taking a form of B12 (or other B vitamin) before bed. For example, I have recently added MTHFR to my nightly sleep stack (usually take 400mg Magnesium and occasionally 100mg of L-theanine and/or 500mg Ashwagandha). (Note that the link I provided is the actual supplement I buy and use. I have no affiliation other than I have seen this doctor and like his products. You can find similar B vitamins from other sources such as Thorne or on amazon).

Results for me (n=1): I don’t feel like I go into deep restful sleep when I add this B Vitamin to my nightly stack. However, I do feel awake in the morning and ready to go. I almost feel like I do not need coffee! (And I LOVE coffee in the morning). Ive also noticed the same/similar feeling after I have taken a 5hr Energy Shot/drink at night when I go out to the bars or in Vegas (I hate Redbull, but for some reason a 5hr energy reduces my hangover in the morning and again has me ready to go when I wake up).

Interestingly, 5hr Energy has a similar makeup as the MTHFR vitamin I take.

pros/cons of B Vitamin before bed: pros: I wake up feeling “awake”; cons: I don’t feel like I got deep/restful sleep.

Additional recommendations: use the SleepCycle app to try and target/hack what’s going on with your sleep. I have “sleep notes” in the app (eg. What I ate before bed, supplements taken, etc). SleepCycle asks you how you woke up in the morning (green = good, red = bad, white = n/a) and graphs charts based on how you report how you woke up (green vs red vs white). I love SleepCycle for this reason. It’s all in the data. Data, Data, Data!

Last recommendation: try to take a cortisol/adrenal test if you have a doc that will help you do that. It’s a saliva test. You spit into a tube when you wake, and then throughout the day. It measures your cortisol levels.

One more recommendation: there’s also a body of research regarding Timing (some people are morning people and some people are night owls). This book has some insight into the timing of decisions and morning/night people: [WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing](When: The Scientific Secrets of... https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735210624?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share).

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Not necessarily workshops but the following books helped me out with my career significantly.

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing - Talks about the importances of time and how you can be the most effective. Very good if you have a problem with burning out constantly and not good at taking breaks. Also good if you're looking for information on what times of the day are best for certain activities.

Stealing the Corner Office - A little more corporate BS but a good way to check yourself to find out why you keep getting passed on promotions and why being a "go-to-guy" is a very bad idea for your career.

There is a great book called “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” by Daniel Pink that has a chapter discussing this exact idea. He talks about the importance of recognizing where you fall as an early riser, night owl, or somewhere in the middle and how to capitalize on your type. He has a quote that’s something like he believes “the modern schedule was created to make night owls miserable” which seems pretty true at times.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Scientific-Secrets-Perfect-Timing/dp/0735210624/ref=nodl_