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Is Your Work Rhythm Harmful… or Exactly Right for Your Age?
As I woke from my afternoon nap I found myself asking ChatGPT about the times of day I work and enjoy activity.
“Is my daily work rhythm actually good for me at 57?”
I was wondering how work cycles align with trends biologically.
- Midlife hormone shifts
- Metabolism changes
- Mental focus frustrations
The answer was essentially:
✅ Your rhythm matches exactly how a 50-plus brain and body actually work.
While I wasn’t surprised, it felt good to be validated.
Here’s a rough sketch of a usual day:
- Morning meditation & movement around 5
- Calibration 5:30am (Skool ../selfmastery)
- Work 6am to 1/2
- Eat & move or walk
- Rest or nap around 3ish
- Work again 4 to 7/8ish
Writing my book happens during evening unwind
Keys for success:
- Avoid calls before 11am
- No caffeine after 2
- No eating after 8pm
Usually skip the nap for focused flow from noon to 6/7 when I do a one-day Skool build
You don't get tired when you're in the zone
🌅 Morning:
The “don’t talk to me yet, I’m busy bring brilliant” zone
From about 6am through early afternoon, my brain is sharp.
This is when I want to:
- think
- write
- solve problems
- build things
- work quietly
It’s not a good time for talking or tending to other people's priorities.
So I usually don’t book calls before 11.
I guard that time fiercely as it is my time for highest quality output.
☀️ Afternoon: The natural dip
Everyone over 40 gets this mid-afternoon slowdown.
If you fight it, it beats you down later.
I close my eyes for a bit, recharge, and come back refreshed again.
🌙 Evening: The creative zone
Evenings aren’t for heavy decisions.
They are perfect for writing, editing, reflecting, and anything that feels creative or expressive.
My book comes out of this window.
Not the “sharp focus” morning cycle.
In fact, I have to be careful not to slip until a Canva creation rabbit hole where I occasionally stay up too late with eyes glazed from too long looking at devices.
💁 So here’s the point
A lot of 40+ leaders think they’re “failing” because they can’t grind like the 20/30-year-old hustle crowd.
There’s nothing wrong with you.
There’s something wrong with the expectation.
Bodies change.
Brains change.
Energy changes.
Recovery changes.
We’re not supposed to run on the same schedule as people half our age.
🧠 Why I specialize in helping the 40+ crowd
Because this is something I know too well.
I went through burnout from pushing too hard to fit someone else's idea of what success should look like.
That wasn't the way for me.
Over 40 is when people start waking up to the fact that:
- Hustle & grind doesn’t work for you anymore
- Your nervous system runs at another speed
- You're still high-performing, it just looks different
- Resilience matters as much as productivity
This is why WISE Life and the whole Enjoy EA$E experience exists.
Simple foundations and sustainable rhythms that support healthy, wealthy longevity ... not forced practices that lead to burnout.
🧘 Final WISE thoughts 🤓
My schedule reflects my biological season of life
And if you’re over 40 and your rhythm looks different than the hustle horde… that’s not a problem.
You're in a different season and your body has different cycles.
Work in a way that actually works for you.
Everything gets better when you stop fighting yourself.
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