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Stop Fighting Your Inner Clock: Why Your Circadian Rhythm Might Be the Key to Unlocking More Energy and Productivity ft. Lynne Peeples

We’ve all heard about working smarter, not harder. But what if the key to working smarter is actually working in sync with your body’s natural rhythms? What if aligning your schedule with your energy peaks and dips could transform how you get things done?

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We’ve all heard about working smarter, not harder. But what if the key to working smarter is actually working in sync with your body’s natural rhythms? What if aligning your schedule with your energy peaks and dips could transform how you get things done?

That’s exactly what today’s guest, Lynne Peeples, explores in her book, The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms. Lynne dives deep into the science of our body clocks and shares how tuning into these rhythms can revolutionize the way we approach time management, productivity, and even rest.

In our conversation, Lynne reveals how you can identify your energy peaks, match them with your most important tasks, and take simple steps to live in harmony with your natural rhythms. 

MEET LYNNE PEEPLES

Lynne Peeples is a science journalist whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, Nature, and other publications. Before her move to writing, she crunched numbers as a biostatistician for HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Peeples was an MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow and holds master’s degrees in biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health and in science journalism from New York University. She lives in Seattle.

In today’s conversation with Lynne, she shares…

• Why your circadian rhythm matters to your time management
• How consistency can be the game-changing piece you’re missing in your time management 
• How to match your peak energy times with your most important work to maximize your productivity
• How to make small, simple changes to support your circadian rhythm

Resources Mentioned:

• Connect with Lynne Peeples on her website, Instagram, and on X
• Grab Lynne’s book, THE INNER CLOCK: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms 
• It’s About Time Academy

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