The best time to write is not midnight. The best time is whenever you write.

The internet is full of advice about the best time to write. Early morning. Late night. After coffee. Before breakfast. When the moon is full. When Mercury is in retrograde.

Here is the truth. The best time to write is whenever you write. It does not matter if you write at 6 AM or 6 PM or 6 AM again because you never went to sleep. The best time is the time you actually write.

Do not wait for the perfect time. It does not exist. Do not wait for inspiration. It is unreliable. Write when you have time. Write when you are tired. Write when you are distracted. Write when you do not want to. Write when you would rather do anything else. Write when you can.

The perfect time is a myth. The perfect conditions are a myth. The perfect mood is a myth. Write anyway.

What is the worst time you have ever written a paper? The time that should not have worked but did? Tell me. ⏰