Normal efficiency curve

“Since I have known my efficiency curve, I work in a much more efficient manner”. (T.M. Pfefferkorn)

Try to complete the following test: are you an early bird owl?                                                           

1. When do you feel tired in the evening

Before 9 p.m.                        4 points

Between 9 and 11 p.m.       2 points

After 11 p.m.                         0 points

2. Is your tiredness

Insurmountable                     1 point

Surmountable                       3 points

3. Does a stage of freshness come after you have surmounted the tiredness?

Yes                 1 point

No                   2 points

4. Do you often wake up during night?

Yes                 3 points

No                   2 points

5. Do you have dreams and do you remember them?

Yes                 4 points

No                   1 point

6. Do you fall asleep late?

Yes                 2 points

No                   6 points

7. When do you get up when nobody wakes you up?

Before 6 a.m.                                   6 points

Between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. 3 points

After 8 a.m.                                       0 points

8. How would you arrange your sleep rhythm if you had no work or other duties?

a) Getting up

5 a.m. to 7 a.m.                          8 points

7 a.m. to 8 a.m.                          5 points

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.                          2 points

after 9 a.m.                                 0 points

b) Sleeping after lunch

Yes                       1 point

No                        4 points

c) Afternoon coffee

Yes                       4 points

No                        2 points

d) Evening

Going out/receiving guests                   1 point

TV                                                            3 points

Having rest/going to bed earlier          6 points

9. Do you feel fresh when you wake up?

Yes                 6 points

No                   2 points

10. Do you feel fresh when you get up normally?

Yes                 4 points

No                   1 point

11. What are your feelings at breakfast?

(Sum up the points a) through d)

a. appetite

b. freshness

c. you enjoy the conversation

d. concentration

small   1

good   2

excellent 3

12.When do you feel tired in the morning

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.                          1 point

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.                        4 points

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.                      3 points

11 a.m. to 12 a.m.                      1 point

12. How do you feel after lunch?

Rather tired                     4 points

Rather fresh                    1 point

13. When do you observe you are tired in the afternoon?

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.                          4 points

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.                          3 points

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.                          1 points

Score:

Evaluation:

Up to 50 points: you are a night owl

Between 50 and 60 points: you are an early bird, but you normal efficiency curve must be shifted 1 hour to the right

60 and more: you are an early bird