If you spend most of your days slacking off you will pay for it down the line and no money will help you then - find a job that you would want to do even if no one is looking over your shoulder.
We've taken "Show HN" out of the title now.
From my anecdatal experience in a 42, a tech school ( university/college level), which was open 24/7 for everyone to work whenever they feel like it, the majority of people there ( so mostly but not exclusively young, majority male, interested in tech/development/etc.) prefer afternoons to early evenings. During the late evening/night/early morning the building was mostly empty ( <100 students compared to almost capacity ~700 during the afternoon).
> After lunch.. I have the various meetings that help me reorient my work, learn what new is happening..
I think this is important to notice - even if the morning brings most of the output, it probably wouldn't do so without "after-lunch" period. You need a preparation time in the day and the execution time. I guess the problems arise when you mix them too much.
This way of thinking made so much difference when I was younger - focusing on the work most other people constantly interrupt it with dopamine hits. In the long run it really pays of
My meetings are typically at the start of the morning and start of the afternoon. I should probably take my lunch later to accommodate as my brain feels clearer in the morning. By the afternoon my brains already scattered
It's funny what works.
