How Your Cycle Affects Your Productivity

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I've been making productivity videos for a long, long time.

One thing I've noticed is that, despite people discussing the methods, the supplies, the apps and programs and going in deeper like discussing chronotypes, routines and schedules, I rarely see periods and the menstrual cycle being approached in this conversation

I think there's a lot of guilt involved in this conversation about our mood and the way it fluctuates during the month, impacting our performance and our productivity. When you go through your cycle you may feel like this sudden drop of productivity is your fault or is the result of you doing something wrong or not pushing yourself hard enough.

So that's why today I wanted to make a chattier video, more personal and up close to shed some light on what goes through your body during the month and why you should never feel guilty about a drop in performance and even discipline

As you may understand, this video went through a whole lot of research so nothing I'm saying here is a byproduct of my brain, I'm basically trying to filter and conveying the information I came across, as best as possible. I'll link down below the papers and articles I've read on the subject as well, in case you want to read more on the topic.

☞ Read more on this topic:

Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: A nationwide cross-sectional survey: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
The normal variabilities of the menstrual cycle: https://www.fertstert.org/article/S00...
The Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Athletes’ Performance: A Narrative Review: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Menstrual Cycle and Workplace Issues: https://repositorio.ual.pt/bitstream/... Cycle and Workplace Issues.pdf
The role of progesterone and GABA in PMS/PMDD: http://www.medref.se/pms/backstrom_13...](http://www.medref.se/pms/backstrom_13...
Estradiol and cognitive function: Past, present and future: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Effects of menstrual cycle on creativity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Effects of estrogen on higher-order cognitive functions in unstressed human females: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
Estrogen and female anxiety: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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