Sarah's secret weapon? She batches all meetings after 2 PM and uses morning hours when her cognitive load is lowest.

Marcus discovered that starting before his team's online eliminates external interruptions entirely.

Priya's insight: she noticed her energy naturally peaks in early afternoon, so she optimized her schedule around her biological rhythm.

David's rule: only work on tasks that require genuine problem-solving during this window—no routine maintenance or code reviews.

Alex Thompson, "I learned this from a senior dev mentor: protect your best hours like your salary depends on it—because it does. I use this time for feature development exclusively. Everything else gets relegated to my 'shallow work' hours."