“The early bird catches the worm” is a phrase that we’ve all heard since the days of elementary school。

“早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃”，這是一句從小到大都耳熟能詳?shù)乃渍Z(yǔ)。

But what if your brain is just programmed to work at night?

但是，如果我們大腦只能設(shè)置為夜間工作模式呢?

Whether it’s the midnight moonlight or the hush that falls over the house when everyone’s asleep, working after-hours can equal some serious productivity。

無(wú)論的午夜還是凌晨，下班后的工作也能創(chuàng)造高效益。

So, we spoke with a group of Millennial night owls to find out how they best burn the midnight oil:

所以，本文作者與那些“千年夜貓子”進(jìn)行了一次訪談，看看他們是如何利用午夜時(shí)間爆發(fā)工作能量的：

1.Turn off the gadgets。關(guān)掉所有的電子產(chǎn)品

“I turn my phone off because most people are feeling social after 7 p.m., but that’s when I do my best work. Also, being aware that WiFi networks seem to be busiest between 8 and 10 p.m., I try not to schedule long-distance video calls or work on something that requires streaming video at that time。” — Nic Chapa, 27, mobile UX/UI designer

“我之所以關(guān)掉我的手機(jī)，是因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)人在晚上7點(diǎn)鐘以后都感覺(jué)很輕松，適合與他人交際，但這卻是我的最佳工作時(shí)間。同時(shí)，也要意識(shí)到無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)在晚上8點(diǎn)到10點(diǎn)之間是最繁忙的。我嘗試不去安排長(zhǎng)途視像電話，或停止處理任何需要流媒體的任務(wù)。”——Nic Chapa，27歲，一名移動(dòng)工具的用戶體驗(yàn)/用戶界面設(shè)計(jì)師。

2. Sleep in when you can。想睡懶覺(jué)的時(shí)候就睡。

“I do my best work when I can focus without interruptions, so I generally tackle tasks that require deep concentration at night when the activity of the day slows down and others are asleep. Then, I try to structure my calendar to have few responsibilities before 10 a.m. Of course, this is not always possible, but when it is, I push major obligations to the late morning and afternoon so that I have time to recover from the previous night’s work。” — Candace Jones, 27, senior manager, business operations。

“當(dāng)我能夠?qū)Ｗ⒚馐艽驍_，我就能夠很好地完成我的工作，所以我一般在晚上處理那些需要高度專注的任務(wù)，這個(gè)時(shí)候然白天的活動(dòng)減少，其他人都入睡了，比較安靜。于是，我調(diào)整了我的計(jì)劃表，在早上10點(diǎn)前幾乎沒(méi)有任何待辦事項(xiàng)。當(dāng)然，這也不是都能實(shí)現(xiàn)的，如果一旦這樣，我就把這些主要的任務(wù)安排到中午或下午，這樣我就有時(shí)間從前一天晚上的工作疲勞中恢復(fù)精神了。”——Candace Jones, 27歲，高級(jí)主管，來(lái)自商務(wù)運(yùn)營(yíng)機(jī)構(gòu)。

3.Take small breaks。小憩休息一下。

“With medical school, work, and my new puppy, I don’t sleep very much. But the nighttime is when I do my best studying. My tip would be to take breaks. Whenever I start to feel sleepy or my focus is off, I just put everything down and listen to music. The music energizes me and gets me motivated for another round of studying. To wake up in the morning, I take a hot shower。” — Cameron Henry, 25, medical student

“我既要完成醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)習(xí)，還得工作，照顧我剛買的小狗狗，我睡的時(shí)間很少。不過(guò)夜晚卻是我的最佳學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間。我的訣竅在于多小憩休息。每當(dāng)我感到睡意侵襲，注意力開(kāi)始不集中的時(shí)候，我就把手頭上的東西都放下，然后聽(tīng)聽(tīng)音樂(lè)。音樂(lè)可以給我能量促使我進(jìn)行下一輪學(xué)習(xí)。早上醒來(lái)的時(shí)候，我就會(huì)洗個(gè)熱水澡讓我恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)。”——Cameron Henry, 25歲，一名醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)生。