"I do my best writing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.. Almost every friend I have who is a consistently productive writer, does their best writing between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. My quota is two crappy pages per day. I keep it really low so I'm not so intimidated that I never get started. I will do the gathering of interviews and research throughout the day. I'll get all my notes and materials together and then I'll do the synthesis between 10 p.m. to bed, which is usually 4 or 5 a.m."

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Source: Tim Ferriss Wants to Hack Your Body. Interview with Gary Wolf, www.wired.com. November 29, 2010.

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Tim Ferriss is an author and entrepreneur known for his book 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' which revolutionized modern productivity and lifestyle design.

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