5-15 AM Productivity Trap - Morning Gain Evening Drain

Tried waking up at 5:15am this week.

Expected: productivity unlock.
Reality: productivity decline.

Gained 1 hour of morning focus. Lost 3 hours of evening capacity.

After 5pm meetings and walking my dog, I had nothing left. Side projects? Forget it.

The "start early, win early" fantasy assumes your day ends early. Mine doesn't.

Here's what I'm trying instead:

→ Protect 2 evening hours on Mon/Wed/Fri. No meetings after 3pm.
→ Test my actual chronotype (theres a quiz for this).

Forcing a rhythm that doesn't fit your life isn't discipline. It's self-sabotage.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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