The Highs and Lows

I was reading this morning about receptivity and I got me thinking of when I am most receptive to input.
I think I (along with everyone else I know) an least receptive after lunch.  I really am ready for a sleep then.  In fact when I was working for a boss I felt there was a time every day when I had a choice.  Sleep or push through.  Sleeping on the job is not a good look so I did not go down that track.  I would decide to go on and get a second wind generally.  So I would say immediately after lunch I seem to be my least receptive.
I reckon I am at my best fist thing in the morning.  I reckon my antenna is most attuned to learning new stuff then.  I do not know if it just that I have always been a morning person or not.  I do know though it is time I am most likely to retain even the more difficult concepts.  There is an exception to that though.  If I have not had enough sleep at night I am not at my most receptive until I get the sleep I need.
So generally in the mornings I am good.  After lunch I am at my worst.  Later in the afternoon I reckon I am pretty well at an average.  That is, mornings are high highs, after lunch is low low’s.  Late afternoon is in between.
I am only looking at the typical work day for me.  Others had to contend with night shift or afternoon shifts.  I reckon they are a different ball game.
I am not thinking about nights.  Fir me they were generally a time to pursue my own interests.  I used to keep myself engaged of an evening.  I had a number of interests that keep me involved- from learning stuff to sport.  These days evenings are often for veging.
I do like to keep involved though.  Many say older age is a good excuse to slow down.  Everyone is built differently but I am yet to see any who have nothing they are looking forward to achieve anything.
A car stops when it runs out of petrol so I am going to keep on saying “fill her up!”