Cycles

There are countless possible ways to measure and parcel-out our time, but one of the more practical ones, for my purposes, is that of “cycles.”

Within this context, a cycle is a period of energetic continuity that can last 15 minutes or three hours, but which is distinct from other cycles based on ebbs and flows of cognitive posture, creative capacity, focus (or lack thereof), and general state of mind.

I might enjoy a 30-minute cycle each morning during which I have precisely the right mi...