- PPF Points
- 2,888
The whole ā5AM coderā thing? Itās gotten way out of hand. Thereās this picture tech Twitter loves to paint: some superhero dev, rolling out of bed before sunrise, mainlining espresso, and slaying bugs before youāve even smacked your alarm for the first time. Epic, right? Or, I dunno, kind of exhausting.
Sure, some folks genuinely vibe with that routine. More power to āem. But at some point, it went from āhey, this works for meā to āif youāre not doing this, youāre basically lazy.ā And thatās where things get weird. Suddenly, if youāre not up at the crack of dawn hammering out code, youāre a slacker? Give me a break. It totally erases the fact that peopleās brains operate on different schedules.
Iāve tried the early bird life. Dragged myself out of bed, cracked open the laptop, surrounded by all this supposed zen... and honestly? My brainās still in sleep mode until double digits. Five in the morning, Iām just staring at my screen, looping over the same dumb function and wondering why I ever signed up for this. āDeep focusā? More like ādeep regret.ā
Letās be honestāproductivity isnāt about when youāre awake, itās about when youāre actually firing on all cylinders. I know some absolute geniuses who donāt even start cooking until midnight. Others are useless ātil after their third cup of coffee at lunch. Trying to squeeze everyone into one āinspirationalā mold? Itās a creativity killer, and honestly, itās kind of toxic.
And donāt even get me started on the guilt trip. Not everyoneās got the luxury of a perfect morning routineāsome folks have kids, side gigs, or just plain different circadian rhythms. Making it a competition about who can run on the least sleep isnāt just dumb, itās unfair. Shouldnāt we care more about clear thinking and solid work than who can survive on four hours of shut-eye?
So yeah, maybe instead of idolizing the 5AM hustle, we should be asking: when do you actually do your best work? Not what looks cool for the āgram, but what actually works for you. Just a thought.
Sure, some folks genuinely vibe with that routine. More power to āem. But at some point, it went from āhey, this works for meā to āif youāre not doing this, youāre basically lazy.ā And thatās where things get weird. Suddenly, if youāre not up at the crack of dawn hammering out code, youāre a slacker? Give me a break. It totally erases the fact that peopleās brains operate on different schedules.
Iāve tried the early bird life. Dragged myself out of bed, cracked open the laptop, surrounded by all this supposed zen... and honestly? My brainās still in sleep mode until double digits. Five in the morning, Iām just staring at my screen, looping over the same dumb function and wondering why I ever signed up for this. āDeep focusā? More like ādeep regret.ā
Letās be honestāproductivity isnāt about when youāre awake, itās about when youāre actually firing on all cylinders. I know some absolute geniuses who donāt even start cooking until midnight. Others are useless ātil after their third cup of coffee at lunch. Trying to squeeze everyone into one āinspirationalā mold? Itās a creativity killer, and honestly, itās kind of toxic.
And donāt even get me started on the guilt trip. Not everyoneās got the luxury of a perfect morning routineāsome folks have kids, side gigs, or just plain different circadian rhythms. Making it a competition about who can run on the least sleep isnāt just dumb, itās unfair. Shouldnāt we care more about clear thinking and solid work than who can survive on four hours of shut-eye?
So yeah, maybe instead of idolizing the 5AM hustle, we should be asking: when do you actually do your best work? Not what looks cool for the āgram, but what actually works for you. Just a thought.
