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what is about 3pm?

GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
that is the time everyday when I totally fizzle out at work. I had a snack, but it doesn't improve my productivity...
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    I can't wait to see the ridiculous suggestions soon to pile up here.
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  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Yes...after 3...I'm basically done working unless I have something due that same day.


    On fridays...it's pretty much after lunch. The rest of the time is surfing the internet and listening to music.
  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    that is the time everyday when I totally fizzle out at work. I had a snack, but it doesn't improve my productivity...

    I'm the same. We get two 15 minute breaks during the day, so when I can get away, I go on a quick walk in the afternoon. Usually wakes me up. :)
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    http://www.amanet.org/movingahead/editorial2004/july04_afternoon_slump.htm
  • rival.rival. Posts: 7,775
    once 3 hits... the day moves at a snails pace for me.

    so close to getting the hell out of here and going to happy hour.
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    http://www.amanet.org/movingahead/editorial2004/july04_afternoon_slump.htm

    hahaha

    Funny, you can google lists that are contradictory to this one.

    http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20030722-000004.html
    PsychologyToday.com wrote:
    "There's one group of people who are especially susceptible to late afternoon fatigue," says Wurtman, "and they're called 'women.'" Women often choose skimpy salads for their midday meal, leaving them at a loss for the nutrients they need. Opt instead for the fatigue-fighting team of lean protein sources and unrefined carbohydrates to elevate both energy and mood.

    amanet.org wrote:
    Tip #3: Eat small meals.

    Probably the best advice right here:
    PsychologyToday.com wrote:
    Use caffeine judiciously

    Hahaha.

    It's a natural result of the body's circadian rythyhm. Especially this time of year in the northern hemisphere. The reduction of sun-light triggers a change in human physiology. Probably, to some degree, a remnant of a human mode of hybernation. This theory of a vestigal hybernation also explains other metabolic phenomena, such as the apparent marriage of increased food intake and decreased energy expenditure, or laziness.

    Your best option is probably to take a nap. But of course, with our fucked up societies, you can't do that, can you? Only human beings could be so ridiculous as to deny their own nature for some social ideology.
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Ahnimus wrote:
    hahaha

    Funny, you can google lists that are contradictory to this one.

    http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20030722-000004.html

    well other than the carb advice, it seems to be comparable.

    and yeah, a touch of coffee never hurt anybody for sure! if i'm especially dragging (on account on not sleeping too well the nite before), then i'll have a little bit, but not too much to mess my sleep up.

    naps are definitely the ideal, one thing i loved about spain was the siesta time. it's a shame society doesn't let us indulge in something that is really just natural.
  • drivingrldrivingrl Posts: 1,448
    I'm a morning person, so any time after noon is just horrible for me. I'm okay again after 7:00pm. But between the hours of 1:00 and 7:00, I am incredibly unproductive.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    I have a similar problem...nothing my friend caffiene can't fix! :)

    That said, when I was in better shape and not consuming ANY caffiene I never got tired during the day.
  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    this post reminds me of this movie (3:00 related!!) :D

    maybe you will find the answer there.......
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Ahnimus wrote:
    It's a natural result of the body's circadian rythyhm.

    that's what i was gonna say. i recall that humans go through peaks and valleys and 3pm and 3am are kinda the bottoming out times.
  • MyHandsBoundMyHandsBound Posts: 698
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    that is the time everyday when I totally fizzle out at work. I had a snack, but it doesn't improve my productivity...


    try some nice hot green tea with real sugar.....
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    soulsinging wrote:
    that's what i was gonna say. i recall that humans go through peaks and valleys and 3pm and 3am are kinda the bottoming out times.

    Yea, 3 AM is the prototypical time Insomnia strikes.
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Blood sugar spiking. What are you eating?
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,237
    GreenTeaDisease said:

    that is the time everyday when I totally fizzle out at work. I had a snack, but it doesn't improve my productivity...

    Try doing some cardio on weekends around 2:30, then take a walk at 3pm during the work week, then have a small snack. Your snack is probably spiking your BG which can make you feel lethargic.
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    Who are those posters?
  • PJSirenPJSiren Posts: 5,863
    I have the same problem....it's 2:30 and I just want to lay my head down on my desk and go to sleep soooooooooo bad......I'm not like this EVERY day....but on days it does happen, it's bad, and it's happening bad today....I think because I'm exhausted from dealing with my daughter, have a headache, and ate 2 snickers.....
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,901
    take a nap.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • PJSirenPJSiren Posts: 5,863
    imalive said:

    take a nap.

    Some of us have to work....and 3pm is only my halfway mark in my day....naps are out of the questions except on the weekends....
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  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    I'm off work at 3:30
    I've met Rob

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  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    I'm off at work at 3pm. That is my favorite time of the day.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,901
    PJSiren said:

    imalive said:

    take a nap.

    Some of us have to work....and 3pm is only my halfway mark in my day....naps are out of the questions except on the weekends....
    as much as some of you post, I believe it should be

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    "work"

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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