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Poll: When are you usually most productive?
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Jan 10, 2014

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "When are you usually most productive?".

This poll was originally submitted by Jitka Komarkova (Mgr.). View the poll results »



 
Michael Harris
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Германија
Local time: 06:44
германски на англиски
Again Jan 10, 2014

This has been polled so many times....

Early morning if I sleep early enough and the children do not keep waking me up in the night....


 
Tim Drayton (X)
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Кипар
Local time: 07:44
турски на англиски
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Mid to late morning Jan 10, 2014

For the same reasons that I gave last time.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Португалија
Local time: 05:44
Член (2007)
англиски на португалски
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Mid-afternoon/evening Jan 10, 2014

I reproduce the answer given last time (18 Feb 2013):

As I am a late owl, the most productive time for me in general is mid-afternoon/evening, but it really depends on a lot of factors: job deadline, complexity of the document, familiarity with the subject matter…


 
Victoria Britten
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Франција
Local time: 06:44
француски на англиски
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Early morning AND late evening Jan 10, 2014

Though my neurones buzz differently at those two times: more brisk and multi-tasking in the morning, more philosophical in the evening.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 06:44
шпански на англиски
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Other Jan 10, 2014

This poll has been repeated so often that I'm tempted to post a facetious response.

 
Other Jan 10, 2014

When I need to get a lot done fast

 
John Cutler
John Cutler  Identity Verified
Шпанија
Local time: 06:44
шпански на англиски
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After snoozing Jan 10, 2014

I agree that it might not be a bad idea for potential pollsters to look at past polls before they post one. It would avoid needless repetition. At any rate, thank you Jitka for trying to contribute constructively to the site.

As for my answer, I'm most productive after I just wake up (whether from sleeping at night or a nap.)


 
Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Италија
Local time: 06:44
англиски на италијански
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same here Jan 10, 2014

Michael Harris wrote:

This has been polled so many times....

Early morning if I sleep early enough and the children do not keep waking me up in the night....


 
Mario Chavez (X)
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Local time: 00:44
англиски на шпански
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Encore Jan 10, 2014

Michael Harris wrote:

This has been polled so many times....

Early morning if I sleep early enough and the children do not keep waking me up in the night....


Different strokes for different folks...or horses to courses. Some people are morning people, others are midnight owls. But there is no set rule or predictability in how productive a professional will be during a given day.

I'd like a different question with the poll, such as:

When you feel productive, do you sip tea, cognac, coffee, café au lait, a beer or hard liquor?

When you feel productive, do you spend time on the phone to tell others?

When you feel productive, do you pat yourself in the back for a job well done?

I mean, make it lively and relevant!

*Je pense que le modérateur est autoritaire


 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Германија
Local time: 06:44
Член (2009)
англиски на германски
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Other Jan 10, 2014

As stated in all of the same polls, it's usually at night, or when I need to finish a translation.

 
Erzsébet Ráczné Czopyk
Erzsébet Ráczné Czopyk
Унгарија
Local time: 06:44
Член (2006)
руски на унгарски
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late night Jan 10, 2014

My productivity higher as we go closer to the midnight. The best hours from 21 pm to 03 am
To Teresa Borges. welcome to the club of Night Owls

[Módosítva: 2014-01-10 18:42 GMT]


 
Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
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Обединето Кралство
Local time: 05:44
француски на англиски
. Jan 10, 2014

Can new members participate in previous polls? If not, why do people complain about polls being repeated? Surely you would just refrain from participating, if this is one you've already done.





[Edited at 2014-01-10 19:26 GMT]

[Edited at 2014-01-10 19:27 GMT]


 
Mario Chavez (X)
Mario Chavez (X)  Identity Verified
Local time: 00:44
англиски на шпански
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Some polls repeat, that's a fact Jan 11, 2014

Elizabeth T wrote:

Can new members participate in previous polls? If not, why do people complain about polls being repeated? Surely you would just refrain from participating, if this is one you've already done.





[Edited at 2014-01-10 19:26 GMT]

[Edited at 2014-01-10 19:27 GMT]


I think many submit a poll about a topic or question that has already been explored, discussed and responded ad nauseam in previous polls. Since Proz allows searching for polls, it would be only logical to query the poll database to make sure a topic is not repeated.

Productivity during different times of the day seems to be a popular topic among some translators.


 
Julian Holmes
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Јапонија
Local time: 13:44
јапонски на англиски
Variety is the spice of life Jan 11, 2014

Especially in Proz polls. Proz poll guidelines state:

"Ensure that a similar question has not been asked recently"

With comments about poll programming that have been raised in the past, I'd think that the powers that be could search through what is undoubtedly the vast backlog of submitted poll questions that have not seen the light of day so far.

@Elizabeth T
I and my fellow colleagues here, I am sure, would welcome more input from new member
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Especially in Proz polls. Proz poll guidelines state:

"Ensure that a similar question has not been asked recently"

With comments about poll programming that have been raised in the past, I'd think that the powers that be could search through what is undoubtedly the vast backlog of submitted poll questions that have not seen the light of day so far.

@Elizabeth T
I and my fellow colleagues here, I am sure, would welcome more input from new members for lively and in-depth discussion. So, don't be shy!

In answer to this poll...

After a cuppa tea -- which should have been an option.

Us Brits wouldn't be able to make it through the day without at least a couple of cuppas of chah, like Mario and his cup of Joe!

Happy New Year, Mario! Interesting to see you're up at this unearthly hour.

Toooo many small edits -- I need another cuppa!



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