# Do you find you work (/code) better at night? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Dev Chat\ **Tags:** dev-environments, opinions, dev-health\ **Created:** [20 September 2020 03:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358 "2020-09-20T03:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [20 September 2020 03:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/1 "2020-09-20T03:40:05Z")
Stealing this graphic that @ohm posted in [another thread](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/should-the-tech-industry-talk-more-about-mental-health/2000/8): [![](https://i.redd.it/njvf8b1838n41.png) ](https://i.redd.it/njvf8b1838n41.png) I personally find that I work much better at night, when there are far fewer distractions - less emails, notifications on my phone, tel calls, posts on forums even. I also think ‘the sleepy brain’ may something to do with it too (where basically, at a level of tiredness you can’t multi-task as easily, meaning you are forced to focus on one thing) - these articles cover it well: > **[Why developers like to code at night](https://opensource.com/article/20/2/why-developers-code-night)** > > If you ask most developers when they prefer to work, many will say their most productive hours are at night. This may be especially true for open source contributors who are contributing to projects outside of their day job (though hopefully within... > **[Why programmers work at night | Swizec Teller](https://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night-2/)** > > Swizec turns coders into high value JavaScript experts with books, articles, talks, and workshops What about you? When do you feel you work best? 🙃 💤 ---
**Author:** ![dwaynebradley](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/dwaynebradley/32/2741_2.png) [@dwaynebradley](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/dwaynebradley)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2021 00:55 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/2 "2021-06-07T00:55:03Z")
It is quiet at night after everyone else goes to bed! Plus, considering that I am NOT a morning person, nighttime is when I get to read, catch-up, play with new stuff, etc. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![herminiotorres](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/herminiotorres/32/570_2.png) [@herminiotorres](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/herminiotorres)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2021 11:36 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/3 "2021-06-07T11:36:24Z")
I am consider a morning person, so I like to spend my time working and doing before night coming. I often few tired and low energy, and I do something really dummy to relax the rest of the day. Likewise, I deactivated almost my notification in desktop and mobile to avoid killed my focus time. ---
**Author:** ![OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/overminddl1/32/52_2.png) [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2021 16:04 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/4 "2021-06-07T16:04:34Z")
I definitely work better at night, because the little one is asleep then. ^.^; ---
**Author:** ![davearonson](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/davearonson/32/591_2.png) [@davearonson](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/davearonson)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2021 02:51 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/5 "2021-06-21T02:51:55Z")
Another classic take on the same concept: [![](https://heeris.id.au/trinkets/ProgrammerInterrupted.png) ](https://heeris.id.au/trinkets/ProgrammerInterrupted.png) (See [This Is Why You Shouldn't Interrupt a Programmer - The Slightly Disgruntled Scientist](https://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer/) for commentary and such.) Funny though how, no matter how many times and ways we say it, tie-wearers and so forth never seem to get it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dwaynebradley](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/dwaynebradley/32/2741_2.png) [@dwaynebradley](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/dwaynebradley)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2021 03:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-find-you-work-code-better-at-night/2358/6 "2021-06-21T03:20:30Z")
This is so true…the whole “now where was I again?” scenario.