Memory productivity is highly dependent on brain performance, which changes significantly depending on the time of day. Despite the fact that there are some general patterns, nevertheless, for each person, the hours of highest productivity are individual, and in order to determine them, you need to observe yourself.
Owls and larks
The better the brain works, the easier it is for a person to remember the necessary information. Quite a long time ago, people came up with the idea of dividing everyone into "owls" and "larks", and for good reason. Indeed, someone thinks much better in the morning hours, while someone simply does not manage to wake up completely in the early morning: the brain is still asleep, and attempts to remember or memorize something do not lead to anything.
However, determining whether you are an owl or a lark is much more difficult than it sounds. Experts note that in modern cities, most people consider themselves owls, the way of life forces them to think so, while in the past, most people led the life of larks and did not complain. It is difficult for a person to sleep when it is light around, and artificial lighting interferes with immersion in natural sleep no less than natural sleep. Entertainment, such as television and the Internet, complete the work: people tend to sit until midnight or longer in front of screens, and in the morning they have to get up early.
If you only manage to get enough sleep on weekends, it is easy to consider yourself an owl, while the reason may only be a poorly organized lifestyle. Many people have proven this by their own example. Gathering up their strength and starting to get up and go to bed early, but at the same time without shortening the time for sleep, they proved that an owl could well become a lark. Perhaps the reason is also that in nature there are much more larks than owls.
Brain productivity by the hour
According to research, the following will be true for most people. The highest productivity is observed from 8 to 12 noon, after which it decreases slightly, but in the interval between 15 and 17 its second peak occurs. It is during this time that it is best to learn new things: memory works best.
After periods when the brain is working especially well, recessions come. If you managed to work hard at some hours, be sure to give yourself a rest, otherwise it may turn out that the next productive period will not come.
Defining your own biorhythms
Despite all the research carried out to study the periods of mental activity, it is absolutely certain that scientists have only been able to find out that each person is different. All mean values may be incorrect in relation to one subject.
You should try to figure out the time when your memory works best for yourself. To do this, write down all the periods of time when you manage to do one thing for a long time without being distracted and without losing concentration. It is these periods that are the peaks of the highest brain activity. If you carry out such calculations for at least a week, you will have a more or less clear picture.
When you figure out your "golden" watch, try not to waste it on meaningless tasks, do at this time the most important things that require your full attention.
