Heavy Breakfast Is a Productivity Trap A full, heavy breakfast after waking is counterproductive, since the body is only transitioning into working mode. Loading up on meat, pastries, and a large drink before heading to work leaves digestion consuming energy and makes for a poorer worker. Morning intake should be minimal rather than a “proper” meal. Keep the start of the day light to let the body ramp up instead of bogging it down.
Lean Mornings, Early Starts, and Evening Meals Drive High Performance and Longevity In leading American clinics, surgeons limit mornings to a small coffee, take a simple sandwich at noon, and eat normally in the evening, then swim and read. Expensive operating rooms demand efficiency, with four to five operations completed in a single room per day, not one a day or two a week. To match that pace, overnight rooms were set up for staff to arrive the evening before and begin admitting patients at 6 a.m., a regimen kept consistently. The guiding routine—minimal morning intake, light lunch, a proper but not late evening meal, then physical exercise—matches patterns in countries where people live long.