Why does that 3pm dip in energy always get you?

It's gotten a bit cold.

This isn't as interesting as it used to be.

I want to have a nap.

Sound familiar? It means it's about 3 in the afternoon, and your energy is dipping to a familiar low. Why is it that so many people have a lull of energy in the middle of the afternoon? So many people have this happen that I think it's actually just normal.

Why does the regular working day ignore this human lull and carry on as if non-human workers are doing the work? How many people try to ignore their body and push on through like "dedicated" workers and end up doing work they will need to do again in the future because work done during this low energy period will inevitably suck? See that sentence back there, yep, the last one? It's a badly composed sentence that really needs editing, but it's that time of the afternoon when I don't feel like editing it.

I think it's important to listen to your body. If you don't feel like doing something that you have no problems with at other times, and you are listening to your body, you should stop. The work that you produce at low energy times is not your best work.

That's my advice for improving the world. If you are feeling low in energy, don't do your normal work, take a break. If everyone did this, the overall quality of the world's work would rise, and everyone would be happier. So take a break, already.