I notice no one scheduling AM love making on here. Telling.
Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?
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#192Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just be clear: This is my DAILY morning routine for ages. So outside of that 20 minutes "Weltschmerz [1] shower" time window I am not suicidal. :) [1] "Weltschmerz" - the ONLY German word you'll ever need to learn.
Thank you, I appreciate the new vocabulary. However, I still enjoy Schadenfreude.
epicaricacy being more or less the English equivalent btw
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#193Meta: looking at these schedules, it is very obvious who has and who doesn't have children. My schedule is trying to squeeze about 30 hrs of parenting, work and sleep requirements into a 24h day.
Yep, this thread wouldn’t be complete without someone pointing out how hard us parents have it if these childless lucky dogs aren’t going to acknowledge it.
Another father here. Personally, when I leave comments like op did here, I'm not complaining how hard it is for me, but it's rather a reflection on the vastly different lifestyle you get once you get kiddos. The change of priorities and new tasks you never dreamed of. But it's not necessarily hard in itself, and definitely not harder than next person's day, just, different.
Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?
#194Meta: looking at these schedules, it is very obvious who has and who doesn't have children. My schedule is trying to squeeze about 30 hrs of parenting, work and sleep requirements into a 24h day.
I think it's not necessarily the kids per se, but rather level of maturity, age, or even general type of personality and inclinations. There's not much space to have kids and start a family, and also dwell on worlds problems etc.
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I wish that worked with my 4yo. He’ll whine and whine. And then feel rejected and start deliberately causing trouble to gain attention. Literally cannot be alone for a second.
I solved this by having twins. They are 4 and just play with each other. Try that next time!
Helpful advice >:D
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#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, wake up 10am, work with maybe a gym or walk break, 8 hours of free time. Still get far less done than many parents posting here. There are upsides to a rigid routine and not being able to put stuff off as easily.
Haha true. In fairness, post kids, I had to become very selective about what I do (farewell Netflix and side projects) but the things I really care about, I do perhaps more than pre-kids. I used to be very selective about going cycling, for example. Too early, too late, might rain, wind a bit gusty. But as a result I often didn't go. Now, if I have a window of opportunity, I just go, even if it's drizzly. And I go ov…
When I was deciding whenever to keep the kid or not when my girlfriend got pregnant I realized that all the things I couldn't do with kid I wasn't doing anyway, because I wasn't motivated and focused, and ironically, later when I got a kid I did lots of those things after all. Having someone who depends on you makes you focus on what matters. I mean you can always be a lying ass but if you're even remotely honest and have a bit of shame, starting a family is amazing accountability method.
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#197 - Wake up around 10am, quick breakfast that wife prepared.
- Play with the kiddo and help wife around the house.
- Leave for work anywhere between 1 and 4 pm.
- 15-30min commute, audio book or just thinking time since I'm driving, pickup lunch for the day if wife didn't pack anything.
- Office, work on administrative tasks before 9-5
- 6pm get online and join the daily with remote team
- 2 am finish work, make last tea for the day, clean the office, work on side project
- 3:40am drive home
- 4am go to bedRe: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?
#198- Wake up at 6 - Take kids to school - Side project time 7-8 - Day job 8-4 - Side project time 4-5 - Dad mode until bed
Could you maybe talk a little about maximizing that hour for personal projects? If I have an hour to do something, I really have about 30 minutes because I have to mentally organize myself to the task at hand.
Prepare everything you need for the next day. Have clear actionable steps. What can't be finished in the work session gets discarded and broken down into simpler things for next work session. In few weeks you will get _very_ good at preparing and breaking down tasks. Always leave work in a ready to work on state, don't leave hairy tricky problems behind.
I leave my pc on in the office, with ide and terminal and everything open 24/7 .
Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?
#199Wake up at 7:30am
Take a quick shower and hope the kids stay asleep a few more minutes or at least entertain themselves.
7:45am Get the kids up (if they are not already awake). Make them breakfast and get them dressed and out the door by 8:30am.
Head to work after. Some days take the train others head back home and work from home. Maybe grab coffee if I have time.
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#200If it's school day I have to wake up at 7 to drop my kids at school. For this to happen I have to go to bed before midnight. But if I don't have to drop my kids at school then I usually stay up until 1am, and wake up around 8:30am. I tried to be a morning person, but somehow if I don't have a commitement I wake up as late as I can...