WHEN TO *NOT* TRUST YOUR THOUGHTS

During my recent podcast discussion with @RossEdgley about motivation and how to access it using many mindsets — not just one, we arrived at the topic of circadian (cyclical) influences on mindset. The major takeaway of that portion of podcast is this: the longer you have been awake and in particular when you are awake between the hours of 2 AM and 5 AM (this is assuming you are diurnal) your forebrain is not very good at regulating the aspects of your brain controlling emotionality, rationality, and strategic decision-making. A different way to put this: you are seriously brain impaired durin