When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

by Daniel H. Pink

“[A]n important takeaway from our study for corporate executives is that communications with investors, and probably other critical managerial decisions and negotiations, should be conducted earlier in the day.”

Your Daily When Chart Lark Third Bird Owl Analytic tasks Early morning Early to midmorning Late afternoon and evening Insight tasks Late afternoon/ early evening Late afternoon/ early evening Morning Making an impression Morning Morning Morning (sorry, owls) Making a decision Early morning Early to midmorning Late afternoon and evening

To track your responses, you can scan and duplicate these pages, download a PDF version from my website (http://www.danpink.com/chapter1supplement).

Begin by taking two or three minutes to write down what you accomplished since the morning.

Now use the other two or three minutes to lay out your plan for the following day. This will help close the door on today and energize you for tomorrow. Bonus: If you’ve got an extra minute left, send someone—anyone—a thank-you e-mail.

Put another way, groups must synchronize on three levels—to the boss, to the tribe, and to the heart.

I used to believe that lunch breaks, naps, and taking walks were niceties. Now I believe they’re necessities.

The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health From Morning to Midnight (2018) By Satchin Panda One of the world’s leading circadian rhythm scientists looks at intriguing early research on the “when” of eating. It turns out that restricting our food intake to an 8- or 10-hour window each day could help some people lose weight and better manage conditions such as diabetes.