3. take Your Nourishment in Smaller portions
Grazing, noshing, snacking—whatever you call it, most of us
do it, and feel guilty about it. But research indicates that grazing
is a healthier way to eat than packing it all in once, twice, or three
times a day. Insulin-dependent diabetics learn to eat several small
“meals” a day. Some of the rest of us should try it, too.
4. Nap
We’ll explore the subject of sleep in greater detail in Chapter- For now, suffice it to say that fifteen minutes of sleep or rest
when you really need it is much more beneficial than the hours of
“catch-up” sleep you get—or try to get—later.
5. Schedule by the “rhythm Method”
Honor thy peaks and valleys.
One of the ways the human race seems to divide itself is the
great morning person/evening person dichotomy. Some of us natu-
rally wake up early and alert. Others do not. Some of us hit our cre-
ative and productive stride about 10 at night and work well far into
the morning—or about the time the morning people are getting up.
Corollary to the great morning person/evening person dichot-
omy: morning people marry evening people. This is one of life’s
great mysteries.
But many of us, morning person or evening person, have to
produce by the clock. Though both report to work at 9:00, the
morning person is already hitting a midday trough, while the eve-
ning person hasn’t yet become fully conscious. The system serves
no one but the timekeeper.
Some escape by working at home or by seeking a vocation that
more accurately reflects their inner rhythms. (Could a morning
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