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How a Night Person Can Survive 9-to-5 Work Culture

How a Night Person Can Survive 9-to-5 Work Culture Crack-of-dawn conference calls, breakfast meetings or even the fact that the office coffee maker is always turned off by noon are just a few examples of how the work world really is designed for early risers. You know the typeâ€"those perky folks who leap out of bed with the sun and begin winding down as evening falls. Night owls, on the other hand, flourish on a different timetable, typically riding a wave of energy and alertness from afternoon to well into the night, says Robert Matchock, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Penn State Altoona, who researches circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior. Biological differences between early birds and night owls exist, says Matchock. The hormone melatonin, whose rise makes the body feel less alert, decreases later in the morning for night owls. Night people also have a higher core body temperature in the afternoon, which can be a sign of increased energy at that time, he adds. Most of us aren’t extreme early birds or night owls but fall somewhere in the middle of these categories. But the time of day each of us tends to thrive in appears to be partly influenced by genetics. “Morning types wake up relatively early with little ‘sleep inertia,’ or grogginess,” he explains. “They have their peak productivity early in the day.” Night types “tend to wake up later in the morning. If they have to get up early, there is generally a more severe sleep inertia,” and they reach higher productivity later in the day. Unfortunately, you can’t redesign the contemporary workday to suit your mole person ways, nor can you rewire the internal clock you were born with. But the good news is that you can still ace your job by doing a little shifting of certain habits and routines. Here’s how to tap into your biologyâ€"and use a little strategyâ€"to come out on top. 1. Create a Work Cheatsheet the Day Before If you’re a night owl with a day job, you likely arrive at work before your brain is fully alert, fuzzy about what tasks you need to accomplish. Instead of wasting the morning hours in an unproductive haze, create a morning to-do list the afternoon before, when you’re energized and focused, suggests Anita Bruzzese, workplace expert and author of “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy … And How to Avoid Them.” Make it as detailed as possible and prioritize what you need to get done. “Note where you left off, who you need to call, anything you can do to put things in order until your brain clicks on,” Bruzzese says. With a concrete roadmap for your morning, you’ll be able to make it through your a.m. lull. Read More: How to Succeed at Work the Lazy Way 2. Streamline Your Morning Routine Take a shower, lay out your clothes, pack your briefcase and make your breakfast and lunch the night before the workday. Taking care of these routines can shave an hour off your morning and score you an extra hour of sleep every night. That can lead to dramatic improvements in a.m. reaction time, alertness, mood and productivity, says Matchock. Though it’s not a feasible solution for everyone, you may want to consider moving closer to your workplace, so your commute is only from the bedroom to your home office and you create more opportunity for morning sleep. “I once rented an apartment next door to my office and woke up at 8:30 for a 9 a.m. start time,” says Alexandra Levit, leadership consultant and author of “They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. “A commute makes all the difference in terms of how early you actually have to get up.” 3. Do Auto-Pilot Projects First Not all job responsibilities require the same amount of brain power, says Levit. Night owls should use the a.m. hours for robotic tasks that don’t require a lot of thoughtâ€"like answering certain emails, bookkeeping, expense reports, looking at blogs or websites you follow, posting on LinkedIn and returning calls. When you get the mundane, but necessary, stuff behind you, you’ll be primed to do your most productive work once your body and brain have had a chance to kick into gear. Read More: Work Smarter: The Best Times of Day to Conquer Your To-Dos 4. Schedule Tougher Tasks During Peak Performance Times Pair work that requires you to put your thinking cap onâ€"a crucial report, presentation or brainstorming session with your teamâ€"with your peak energy windows. For night owls, that means the late afternoon and evening, but there is flexibility. “Even scheduling difficult tasks during the late morning hours is better than early morning for night owls,” says Matchock. “I recommend the late morning before lunch or the very late afternoon, since there can be a drop in alertness, body temperature and glucose levels after eating a large mealâ€"what we call the postprandial dipâ€"making the early afternoon tricky.” 5. Bring Some Work Home (Sorry!) From 7 to 9 p.m., many night owls are firing on all cylinders. Take advantage your biology by reserving these hours for heavy-lifting tasks. That means taking work home, true, but it’s worth it because you’ll be more productive than if you tried to accomplish it at 10 a.m., says Elene Cafasso, founder and president of Enerpace, Inc. Executive Coaching in Chicago. Dedicating one to two hours in the evening to tackle deep-thinking work tasks from home makes sense for a night owlâ€"but put a limit on how late you’ll stay up. “Working after midnight when you have to be in the office by 9 a.m. is counterproductive,” says Matchock, and it leads to sleep deprivation. That increases the threat that you won’t be able to function at full throttle in the office the next day. Read More: 6 Killer Morning Moves That Can Really Turbocharge Your Work Day 6. Ask for a Later Start Time or Even Work-From-Home Days Since even an extra hour of shuteye can help a night owl function better in the morning, it may be worth it to see if you can change your work hours from 9 to 5 to 10 to 6. “Rather than fighting biology to match occupational time, we can change occupational time to match biology,” says Matchock. While not all bosses will be understanding, it’s not out of line at most workplaces these days to ask for a slightly different schedule to accommodate personal and family needs. “Sometimes folks request adjusted hours to avoid rush hour traffic or to accommodate child care,” says Cafasso. “What really matters is that you explain how this will help you get your work done more efficiently.” Even better for a night owl is working from home, she says, even if for just a few days a week, so you have no commute and can take 20-minute power naps (research shows they help boost performance, says Matchock). Depending on your office culture, it can be a reasonable request in today’s work environment. “As long as somebody knows how to get a hold of you, your boss might be open to occasional work-from-home days,” Cafasso says.

4 Things Your Resume Should Not Say About You - Work It Daily

4 Things Your Resume Should Not Say About You - Work It Daily Even though it is not literally a person, your resume speaks. Loudly. It tells people everything they need to know about potentially hiring you. Related: Why Everyone Needs A Resume â€" Even YOU Say one of these four things and the answer is likely to be “no:” “I'm Boring” Longtime YII readers will recognize this oft-repeated refrain coming from me. It is the cardinal sin of resumes. No personality, no pizzazz. ZZZZZ... “Next, please!” “I'm Careless” One typo can be ignored. A bunch of them says something about the quality of your work. Not formatting your resume so it is pleasing to the eye is also a no-no. Put some TLC into this vital document, people! “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going” Regurgitating your entire career history without editing or shaping the document leaves it to the reader to interpret your career path. Don’t make the reader work that hard! If you want to be a Story Editor, write your resume so that it highlights the relevant jobs and relevant duties from those jobs you have had in the past that qualify you for the Story Editor position. Use the job description for the position you want to help you identify what to include from your career history. “I Don’t Know When To Stop Talking” Ten bullet points for each position and over-long resumes overall are also no-nos. And don’t think widening the margins all the way to the edges of the page makes it all better. Have the appropriate-length resume for your career length and edit, edit, edit. In summary, especially in a competitive job market in an always-competitive field, you want to give yourself the best advantage on paper to get you the interview that will get you the job. The last thing you want is a recruiter or hiring executive looking at your resume and deciding to set it aside for later, not to mention dropping it into the “no” pile. Make it compelling, carefully-crafted, directed, and as short as it can be while still properly promoting you for the position you seek. You want your resume to sing your praises, not stick its foot in its mouth. This post was originally published at an earlier date. Related Posts How Long Should Your Resume Be? 7 Ways Your Resume Is Boring Just Like Everyone Else’s How To Transform Your Resume From Vintage To Viral   Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!