To me, it is a holiday everyday (I don't have a job to go to at specific hours) but the official red public holidays allow me to live life a bit slower, with more room to contemplate and take things at a slower pace. As everyone is either taking a sabbatical from the handy gadgets and more so vacationing out of town, I get to pause every so often and pay more attention to the projects I am working on. It gives me the much needed break to check in and calibrate, to take stock and ensure that I am on the right path, spending my time on things that I care about, surround myself with the right people, while making the most of the time I have when interruption is minimal. I cherish periods like this for mental clarity.
Having said that, I am becoming more selective when it comes to job interviews I am offered. I'd make sure at the start that my potential employers share my vision in education, that the working hours fit into my schedule, and that I am not prepared to lower my salary expectation just because I am desperate. At the same time, I am more aware of my energy supply and stop fighting my body clock. Never been an early riser, I would need to adjust my priorities to ensure that I finish at least one of my most important tasks for the day; knowing full well that I can't possibly be productive the whole time. I manage to get most done in the afternoon and then again early in the morning. They are my peak hours and albeit 'atypical' to the majority of the population who work 9-6pm in a cubicle, I might as well accept my idiosyncrasy and work around my personal clock.
I have no intention to become a morning person any time soon. Depending on the type of energy I have at different times of the day, I tackle tasks accordingly and as a result, I get to do the best work without forcing myself to be a zombie.
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