Julie Sprankles is really good at choosing animated gifs that summarize your articles!

It may feel like your brain doesn't fully wake up until that third cup of coffee, but the truth is quite the contrary — your brain is most alert in the two to three hours after you wake, likely before you've had time to down copious amounts of French roast. Think of it as striking while the iron is hot because, as Harvard Medical professor Orfeu Buxton points out, the morning is "the most alert you'll be all day." So don't blow your two most productive hours of the day. That's my shtick.