When are you sharpest for work or study — early morning, late at night, or somewhere in between?

A natural way to answer

I'm definitely an early bird. I do my best thinking in the first couple of hours after I wake up, before the day gets noisy. By the afternoon my concentration starts to wear off, so I save the easy tasks for then.

Key phrases to use

• kick into gear — to start working properly or become fully active“My brain doesn't kick into gear until mid-morning.”
• wear off — to gradually fade or become weaker over time“My focus starts to wear off after lunch.”
• fly through — to finish something very quickly and easily“When I'm fresh, I fly through my emails.”
• clocks off — to stop working for the day; here, used playfully of the brain shutting down“My brain clocks off at about nine.”