Reflect on where I am in life, where I’ve been, where I’d like to go.
Write (paper and pen), draw diagrams, sometimes sketch.
If sick, watch fav movies and only do email via phone.
Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#22I expect that pushing myself will just lead to worse performance that I’ll need to fix later. Do what I can, and not feel bad about it.
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#23Open up the GIMP and start making joke meme comics. Laughter is the best medicine.
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#24i found a way of sleeping with my hand on the mouse that moves it slightly with the motion of my breathing so that teams doesn't show me as away while i nap
but that is automated already with mouse jigglers
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#25I like the approach of a Hall of Fame NHL player, Teemu Selanne- he asks "how good are you on your bad day?" and "if you're having a bad day, what can you do to make it a little bit better?"
Obviously there are exceptions when you're physically ill, but for the most part I think this approach is a good one to keep in mind because it forces you to think how you can make even an off day a little better.
Link to podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spittin-chiclets-episo...
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#26Often just sleep it off. Sleep in the office, or car, or if you're at home, a proper bed. A 3 minute nap does wonders. Sometimes more sugar or hydration helps. Sometimes a walk.
It's rarely ever a full off day. It's an off-hour, then you tilt because you're trying to force yourself on no fuel or you procrastinate and feel worse. Then it becomes an off-day.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#27Usually an off day is for kids or other urgent matters, such as water leak or basement backflow. Our invisible middle aged family man/woman does not have the luxury to be "off".
OP meant "off day" as in a day when you're not at your best, not a day off.
Ah thanks, that explains my initial confusion...
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#28Genuine question: why does being productive matter on a off day? Isn't an off day ones body's way of telling that it's need something else not what the mind conjures up randomly or something that is instilled in the subconscious through cultural or personal values?
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#29A little bump of cbd or thc 5-10mg and the induced sleep, it’s a good reset.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with an off-day?
#30I just sleep and read. Why strain yourself more if you know it is not going to be productive?