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Introduction
Writing is an every day thing, no matter how mundane it may
be, it plays a role in everyones life. The technology that is available in
this day and age certainly contributes to just how much writing the
average person does. I for one, was curious as to just how much I really
write in one day and what time of day it peaks. Seeing as to how I tend
to write as little as possible, I figured I would not have trouble keeping
track of just how much or what type of writing I complete. With this in
mind, I set out to collect five to six days worth of reading logs which
were meant to capture a variety of aspects of my writing. Thus, every
time I finished any sort of writing, I would complete a template that
asks about what type of writing it was or whom it was intended for.
My writing process was something I never analyzed deeply. The
usual text conversation, email, or note taking was the most common
application for which I would write. Never thinking of it too much, I
would write only whenever I needed to. At the start of this project I
hypothesized that most of my writing would occur around noon since
that is the time when I feel most alert. In a Harvard Business Review
article, the author argues It takes a few hours after waking up to
reach peak levels of energy and alertness. Not long after lunch, those
levels begin to decline, hitting a low at around 3pm (Barnes). The
author, Christopher Barnes, also goes on to explain why a persons
found that, The lowest time for productivity was between 12 and 2
p.m., with only 6 percent of respondents saying this was their most
productive time of day (Leland). I myself do not fall in that six
percentile.
It seems as though my productivity, at least on note taking,
peaks earlier than expected (see below). The average number of notes
for my 10AM lecture was 1.46 pages versus my 11AM at only a mere .
86 pages. From these results, I will have
Discussion
Bibliography
"The Ideal Work Schedule, as Determined by Circadian Rhythms."
Harvard Business Review. 2015. Web. 17 May 2016.
"New Poll Shows Most Productive Time of Day." Gigaom. 2010 Karen
Leland. Web. 18 May 2016.