Who’s on top?

I love morning meetings. Most weeks I have an early morning (networking) meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. I love them. Get up early, get out and get started…it sets me up for a productive and focussed day.

When I was doing my masters, I did most of my work and night. I would normally be in my office at the university until about 02:30 or so. For some reason it seemed easier to do creative work in the soft light of a lamp, rather than the harsh bright light of day. When I switched to my PhD, I started doing more and more focussed writing in the morning.

The night time is for day-dreaming (huh?). I can let my mind wander. Think of the new thing, try what I haven’t tried before.

The day time is getting it done. You know what you want and you do it. Write hard. Write fast.

If there is anything I miss about being in the university, it’s the evening sessions in my office. I miss pacing around turning over music in my head. I miss doing my ‘rocky’ air-punching when I came up with a new idea.

But mornings have stayed the same – take an idea and get it done.

And on that note, I’m off to write.

-j