Re: How to make upcoming month of Ramdhan more productive
The month of fasting is about subduing the nafs into a state of submission. A wisdom in Taraweeh prayer is that it delays the sleep, waking up for sahoor delays the sleep, not eating makes one hungry, and puts a block to talking profusely, extra prayer adds to God-consciousness and curbs the mind from thinking evil.
Plentiful food, sleep and extra time are a recipe for the indulgence of evil. Except for those who have subdued their nafs. I am not one of them, inshaAllah am trying.
Read Surah Al-Asr
We are chasing the clock ... we have no time. But Ramadan will not take that away from us. For sure those who pray regularly, operate in truth and exercise patience for them "time" will not be a dimension that is being contended with. It will work for them. Not my words ... The Qur'an.
So don't be afraid of Ramadan causing issues of time loss ... if done properly your time will have more barakah ... and we should pray for that too. Try to get a lot of work done in the mornings and if possible start earlier.
Taking what bro Mirch said into account he is right that hunger and thirst are supposed to be felt, but I would extend that and claim that sleepiness is also intended.