I write some of my best articles, books, and coaching and consulting proposals in the wee hours of the morning, long before dawn.

Officially, this is not during a 9-5, business day, is it?

What if I wanted to sell these precious hours to an employer, with the assertion that this is when I perform best? Do you think I could line-up a job, say with a publisher, to come into headquarters between 1-5 in the morning?

Probably, not, right? After all, who is going to supervise me? Will the lights and air conditioning even function at that time?

No, most employers implicitly say to creative people, create when we want you to, when we