The Power of When
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Kebanyakan dari kita tidak paham jika tubuh memiliki jam biologisnya sendiri. Organ dalam seperti jantung, paru-paru, usus, ginjal, hingga hormon punya waktu-waktu tertentu untuk bangun, bekerja maksimal, dan beristirahat. Betapa kasihannya lambung jika kita tetap makan sembari bekerja sementara itu adalah waktunya untuk bersantai-santai. Michael Breus, Ph.D. secara khusus meneliti tentang cara menyeimbangkan jam biologis dengan rutinitas harian. Breus membagi ritme aktivitas manusia ke dalam empat kategori: singa, beruang, serigala, dan lumba-lumba. Dari sini kita akan mengetahui "kapan" waktu yang tepat untuk melakukan segala sesuatu sehingga hasilnya menjadi lebih optimal. Alih-alih mencari tahu bagaimana cara menyelesaikan pekerjaan lebih cepat, hanya dengan mengetahui kapan waktu bekerja paling optimal pun, otomatis pekerjaan kita akan selesai dengan lebih cepat dan lebih bagus. Dan tentunya, tetap ada waktu untuk bersosialisasi dan bersenang-senang. Tak hanya urusan pekerjaan, hal-hal kecil yang tampak tak penting pun ternyata memiliki waktu optimalnya sendiri. Seperti berolahraga, mengirim surel, meminta kenaikan gaji, menelepon relasi, bahkan waktu yang paling pas untuk berbelanja. Dan nanti, ketika Anda berhasil menerapkan "kekuatan waktu" ini, tak hanya kesehatan saja yang terjaga tetapi juga kualitas hidup yang meningkat luar biasa pesat. [Mizan, Bentang Pustaka, Psikologi, Kesehatan, Terjemahan, Indonesia]
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I liked the book but I didn't love it. This book is written with the idea that you work a 9-5 job. I don't, I work for myself and set my own hours. So what I wanted was not only my chronotype but also the best possible schedule for my type.
Instead, he gives the ideal schedule for a Wolf (in my case) if they work 9-5 and have kids and a spouse. All things that are irrelevant to me. He mentions briefly in one portion that a Wolf would ideally go to bed at 1 am and be up at 9 am. Yet in the book he has us getting up at 7 am and going to bed at 12 am.
I get that most people have more normal jobs, though maybe not with the virus, he could have presented schedules for people that set their own hours in some section. He didn't.
I am going to use the ideal (9am waking, 1am sleep) and shift the schedule he has in the book to that.
The book has a lot of value and interesting points about cycles and metabolism. I think it was very helpful in many regards. Some of the things that are included seem a bit over the top like when to fall in love or when to go to the bathroom, but others are helpful. Like when to make big purchases.
As a practitioner of magick aka a Witch, I see the issue of people going over the top with this kind of book and scheduling their lives to a minute detail instead of using it as a general guideline. So be careful with becoming obsessive.
Also, keep in mind that you may only read 1/4 the book unless you want to learn more about others in your life. Or to make sure you only date others with the same type as you. Especially as a Wolf being in a relationship with a Lion or anyone else would be a problem to some degree. I agree with that from experience. Still I think it was very interesting a good read provided you don't take it too far!
