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Researchers Discover The Most Creative Time of Day

Posted by samzenpus on from the ask-me-that-in-a-few-hours dept.

Creativity is least likely to strike in the afternoon, according to a survey that suggests office workers have little chance of solving problems after lunch. A poll of 1,426 people showed that a quarter of us stay up late when seeking inspiration. Taking a shower or just sitting in the bathroom proved to be a popular way of getting the creative juices flowing. The survey found that 10:04pm was the most creative time, while 4:33pm was the least. I'll think of something funny to write here later.

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  1. World of Warcraft Time!!! by mfh · · Score: 5, Funny

    FUCK IT. I'm going home!!!!

    (And I'm only working between 10pm and 1am from now on!)

    Because I'll be more productive, I can get away with only working for 3 hours.

    My new World of Warcraft schedule will be as follows:

    8am-1pm (World PvP & farming)
    2pm-9:59pm (BG premades & Arenas)

    With WotLK I won't need to worry about stupid 25man raid times ...which are such a waste of time anyway -- for all my efforts in T6 content I get to replace it all in 3 weeks! x.x

    Wait a minute... it's 4:30pm and I just thought of this brave new strategy. OH SH-

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    1. Re:World of Warcraft Time!!! by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 4, Funny

      (And I'm only working between 10pm and 1am from now on!)

      Because I'll be more productive, I can get away with only working for 3 hours.

      Lunch time!!! Cya.

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    2. Re:World of Warcraft Time!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      go look up "creativity" in a dictionary, then look up "productivity". get it now?
      (given your low uid, you do not have to come back to apologize afterwards...)

    3. Re:World of Warcraft Time!!! by theaveng · · Score: 2, Funny

      My most productive time is immediately after I wake-up. It lasts until lunch and then peters-out.

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  2. Yuck by Itninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    Having "sitting in the bathroom" and a reference to one's "creative juices" in the same sentence kind of grosses me out for some reason.

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    1. Re:Yuck by xTantrum · · Score: 3, Funny

      i honestly don't know what it is about the toilet seat but I do my best problem solving there and i feel relieved after having done so.

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  3. 4:20 by Daveznet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds about right, right after 4:20 people usually tend to get lazy and just not do work in general.

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  4. that old saying by Lord+Ender · · Score: 4, Funny

    Early to bed and early to rise makes Jack miss out on his peak creativity period.

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    1. Re:that old saying by Nick+Number · · Score: 3, Funny

      I am Jack's stunning lack of peak creativity.

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  5. Makes sense by Jeff+Hornby · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't 10:04 about when the effects of that third shot of scotch is starting to kick in.

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  6. Re:Thanks for the help! by itamihn · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you show this article to your boss, he will force you to work until 10:04 pm, and beyond.

  7. You already did think of something funny to say... by iceT · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...sitting in the bathroom proved to be a popular way of getting the creative juices flowing."

    You can't make shit like that up. It's priceless.

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  8. Oblig by Alarindris · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://xkcd.com/323/

  9. Re:My Take by Dripdry · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't compare her to that, either, unless all you want her to do is SELL lingerie.

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  10. Re:routine numbs the soul by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you ever get a couple months off work/school for any reason, try sleeping only when you're tired and eating only when you're hungry. I did this for six months straight one time, and although ultimately I was exhausted, it was the most creative and rewarding period in my life. It felt absolutely bizarre to be rotating around the clock on a schedule of 20 hours awake followed by 8 hours of sleep, but man did I get a lot of stuff done!

    And did it drive you stark-raving mad?

    Now I'm on powerful sedatives so I can hold down a "normal" existence, stay out of jail/hospital etc... but what fun I had back in the day. :)

    Ah, it appears you have anticipated my question. Well done.

    (I am considering trying this. There's just a matter of certain regular meetings, occasional free lunches on Thursdays to consider, and the usual holidays, and a benefit is that the off-peak work times mean more opportunities to do coding that would otherwise disrupt all the other programmers.)

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  11. Juices by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Anyone else find "creative juices flowing" in the same sentence as "sitting in the bathroom" churn their stomach?

  12. Re:routine numbs the soul by pcgabe · · Score: 3, Funny

    you've forgotten for a moment what a boring life you lead

    I keep hearing about this 'boring life' that people are talking about, and I have to say, I'd like to try it.

    I'm stuck in an interesting life. I didn't realize this until recently, but apparently, not everyone was kidnapped as a child, or had a roommate who tried to kill them, or were accidentally mistaken for a terrorist and caused a bomb-scare. I had no idea that boring was even an option!

    Man, I had more but (I can't believe I'm saying this) the house is filling with smoke. There may be a fire.

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  13. Re:routine numbs the soul by pcgabe · · Score: 2, Funny

    It wasn't a fire. Or, it wasn't an uncontained fire.

    One of my roommates was microwaving a burrito, set the time too high, got a phone call and left to go to the store. Forgetting the burrito.

    The house stinks of smoke, the microwave may be toast, and it's getting cold with all these windows open. At least the smoke detectors have stopped going off.

    I really, really, REALLY wish I were joking. :-(

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  14. Re: Distances by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, you fell for the tactical cheapo.

    He bikes in Euro Metric on the way over and Old English Standard on the way back. The online converter claims 0.5ish km vanished somewhere, so maybe Mrs. Gribblewhimple yelled at him to Get Off Her Lawn (TM) on his way home.

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  15. Re:My Take by syousef · · Score: 2, Funny

    BTW, I wouldn't suggest you compare your sweetheart to a very slow, dim-witted pupil. Certainly not to her face.

    He's got multiple businesses. She would stay with him for the money :-)

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