Dan Pink on When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
HAccording to best-selling business author Dan Pink, there is a large and growing amount of research that gives clear guidance on how to get systematically better and smarter about making decisions on when to do things.
“We all experience Peak moments, Trough moments, and Recovery moments. The key is to schedule the right type of work for each of these times. Our cognitive abilities change throughout the day. Do your analytic work during the Peak, administrative work during the Trough, and creative work during Recovery.”
Simply following this pattern can result in a 20 percent improvement in how people perform a job, says Pink.
