Why My Day Really Starts At Noon??

Today morning when I woke up, I felt so drowsy. My eyes were open, but my mind was still half asleep. I sat for some time, but I did not feel like starting my work or learning anything new.

As a matter of fact, this is now happening to me almost daily. I have noticed that my mornings were starting to become unproductive and my contributions to early morning meetings are just satisfactory. Often I feel my brain gets foggy at the time when I need to think and come up with a solution to a problem.

It is only around noon that suddenly I feel more awake. My energy becomes better, I get new ideas, and I actually feel motivated to do my work. Brain is my fascination and I wanted to know what is going on inside and here is what I found through readings and neuroscience podcasts-

There could be different reasons but out of those, the simplest biological aspect which could well explain what's happening with me and for many others who don't have any other underlying illness, could be related to our body temperature. Our body has a natural rhythm, and according to studies, our body temperature is lowest around 2 hours before we wake up. That means, when we get up in the morning, the body is still in that low temperature state. Naturally, we feel lazy.

After we wake up and get out of bed, slowly the body temperature starts rising. It takes around 4–6 hours for the body to reach the optimal level and that is the time when we feel most alert, focused, and even inspired.

For me, today I noticed this clearly. Around 5 hours after my lowest body temperature time, I was feeling sharp and motivated.

Earlier, I used to think maybe I am lazy. But now I understand, it is not laziness but just the way my body works. Some people are active in the morning while some in the afternoon. Importantly, everybody’s rhythm is different.

Even though it is natural, science recommends small things to help yourself in the mornings if you want to reach the levels of optimal temperature sooner-

Going out in sunlight soon after waking.

Doing some light exercise or stretching.

Drinking water and eating a light breakfast.

Taking a shower to freshen up.

The idea is to basically help our bodies to shift from that low temperature, slow state to a more alert, warmer and active state.

Also, as per studies conducted on this subject, our body temperature reaches its highest levels at around evening, and therefore is not a good time to perform critical tasks. As our body is naturally preparing to wind down towards a good night's sleep, it is also recommended not to perform any high intensity exercise or not to eat heavy late evening because this may again elevate your body temperature causing sleep disruptions.

Now I don’t feel bad or worry if my motivation comes a little late in the day. I know my body is just taking its own time to wake up fully. So I plan my difficult work for later hours, when my energy is naturally better.

Perhaps you too feel the same way. If yes, don’t worry, you are not lazy, you are simply being human.

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