If you read my earlier post on the fable of the Castle and its Riders, then this is an apt sequel.
Continuing from the story of the castle and its riders, there are a very special dying breed of riders, called the night riders. These are folks who ride around the castle throughout the night, who prevail stronger in night than day. During the day, I've often found I could not focus, and tended to be bogged down by daily meetings, issues, to-dos which are time based, and not contribution based. Yes, over the years of this crazy industry called consulting, I found myself becoming more of a night rider, than a day rider.
Night Rider - blog wiki - those who send emails and work late at night, despite the longer day hours. Those who claim they can do with only about 5-6 hours of sleep. Those who are driven by last minute adrenaline and needs a crash out after a few "night rides" when it comes to the crunch. Those who can be more focussed after a dinner, tv show, family time or a drinking night out. Those who have more white hair than their day rider counterparts. Those who the early risers hate because they tend to send something to do in the morning. Those who prevail in solitude and quietness of the night. Those who sleep late even in the weekends or holidays. Those who need the coffee to carry the day but not the night.
The bond I find with fellow night riders is interesting. At one point, I would not encourage to become a night rider, it offers no balance to these riders, they almost seem to be riding endlessly. On the other hand, I believe we have a different kind of balance, one where the night riders felt their real push to excellence is pure focus from the solitude of the night, and the evening better spent in camaraderie with friends and family. The time during the day spent on other items allows us to harness our energy, spend time with our family and still forge a balance.
I know this seems ridiculous and deranged, but I do have all the best ideas at night, in the morning driving to work and during my dinner time breaks ... and not during the rest of the day!
To my legion of night riders, I see your ultimate balance, whilst this balance may shift as we go through different phases, I value our comradeship in pushing the envelope, the night riders brother and sister hood is both raw danger, energy, solitude and and focus moulded in one.
Continuing from the story of the castle and its riders, there are a very special dying breed of riders, called the night riders. These are folks who ride around the castle throughout the night, who prevail stronger in night than day. During the day, I've often found I could not focus, and tended to be bogged down by daily meetings, issues, to-dos which are time based, and not contribution based. Yes, over the years of this crazy industry called consulting, I found myself becoming more of a night rider, than a day rider.
Night Rider - blog wiki - those who send emails and work late at night, despite the longer day hours. Those who claim they can do with only about 5-6 hours of sleep. Those who are driven by last minute adrenaline and needs a crash out after a few "night rides" when it comes to the crunch. Those who can be more focussed after a dinner, tv show, family time or a drinking night out. Those who have more white hair than their day rider counterparts. Those who the early risers hate because they tend to send something to do in the morning. Those who prevail in solitude and quietness of the night. Those who sleep late even in the weekends or holidays. Those who need the coffee to carry the day but not the night.
The bond I find with fellow night riders is interesting. At one point, I would not encourage to become a night rider, it offers no balance to these riders, they almost seem to be riding endlessly. On the other hand, I believe we have a different kind of balance, one where the night riders felt their real push to excellence is pure focus from the solitude of the night, and the evening better spent in camaraderie with friends and family. The time during the day spent on other items allows us to harness our energy, spend time with our family and still forge a balance.
I know this seems ridiculous and deranged, but I do have all the best ideas at night, in the morning driving to work and during my dinner time breaks ... and not during the rest of the day!
To my legion of night riders, I see your ultimate balance, whilst this balance may shift as we go through different phases, I value our comradeship in pushing the envelope, the night riders brother and sister hood is both raw danger, energy, solitude and and focus moulded in one.
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