What Is The Morning Writing Effect?
My first question was about how writing prose differs from writing code. The post covers this:> despite being apparently similar activities (both mostly involve slinging text), the temporal timing of software development & writing are strikingly different. Thinking back, I don’t recall early-morning programming being a trend among programmers (programmers are infamous for preferring to come in late and late-night programming sessions which may wrap around the clock, especially in college). It’s fascinating that the stereotypes about writing vs programming line up so perfectly with the RescueTime data.I am very curious to learn/think more about why the 2 activities are stereotypically (and empirically) on opposite schedules.Personally, when writing prose (mostly docs, blog posts, and product plans), I prefer to wake up early and do it in the morning. I much prefer coding at night. My hunch is that this is because interruptions are rarer at night and more bothersome when coding.For anyone else who is both a writer and coder: do you follow the same schedule for both?