Ask HN: Have you shifted your hours for better productivity?

I've been working a full-time job and trying to get some Web development done.

My typical day was something like: - Wake up at 7, get the kids ready (one off to school) - School drop off by 8:30 - At work by 9 - Home by 6 - Family time, dinner - Work on Web project from 8-midnight.

Needless to say, those last 4 hours aren't the most productive! Recently I've tried going to bed at 9:30 and up by 4am. A good night's sleep seems to be working. Anyone else becoming an early bird?

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nostrademons 18y ago ↗

I did this for a while when I still had a day job. I found that I was much more productive before spending 8 hours at a cubicle, so I went to bed at 9:30 and woke up at 6:30, then got 2 hours or so in before I had to go to work.

I've found it's not as helpful now that I've gone full-time, because my productive times tend to rotate around the clock. It'll be 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM for like 2 weeks, then suddenly shift to 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM, then come back to 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (which is where it seems to be now, so I should get back to work).