How many hours of meetings do you guys tend to have per day/per week? I want to see if my schedule is highly unusual or not.
about 1 hour per week but I doubt that is usual
Ask HN: What does your WFH day/routine look like?
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#42Married, no kids. Wake up, no alarm, between 6:30 and 7:30.
Oatmeal w/ banana, coffee.
Work until about 11. Get lunch.
Sometimes I'll do my afternoon walk post-lunch or after work, depending on what's going on at work, or if I feel like I need a break.
Work until about 3:00-4:30, depending on when I got my start.
Play guitar, play video games, other hobbies, etc., until about dinner time.
Eat dinner with wife, watch TV with wife, get ready for bed.
Read in bed.
Repeat!
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
> After work I prep for dinner, keep working on my projects, and then drive 5 min west to the beach right before sunset and sit in the back of my car writing in my notebook. This is my favorite time of the whole day, a solid 30 min break where I don't look at my phone or any screen Sounds like a wonderful time for unwinding. What would you be writing in those time?
Ideas, haikus, sketches. A long time ago a manager gave me a high end notebook as a end of year gift and since then I've really enjoyed writing with a lead pencil (I'm a mechanical pencil nerd) and my hi-poly eraser to erase mistakes :) I think its the "process" of putting the pencil to the paper that I really enjoy, and seeing letters appear.
Haven't written on paper for a long time, almost forgotten how good it feels to write on one.
Re: Ask HN: What does your WFH day/routine look like?
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ideas, haikus, sketches. A long time ago a manager gave me a high end notebook as a end of year gift and since then I've really enjoyed writing with a lead pencil (I'm a mechanical pencil nerd) and my hi-poly eraser to erase mistakes :) I think its the "process" of putting the pencil to the paper that I really enjoy, and seeing letters appear.
Haven't written on paper for a long time, almost forgotten how good it feels to write on one.
Get good paper and a good pen, it's great. Rhodia pads are great all around paper if you're not aware. I just scribble lists and notes tbh, but they're fantastic.
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#45married (wife on maternity leave), 2 kids (2 year old, 3 month old), 2 dogs
- 7:00am - 8:00am wake up with toddler, get him ready and walk him to school
- 8:15am - 9:00am walk dogs
- 9:00am - 9:15am make breakfast
- 9:15am - 5:30pm work (day is mostly meetings, eat breakfast and lunch at desk)
- 5:30pm - 6:15pm pickup toddler from school
- 6:15pm - 7:15pm hang out with toddler or prep dinner
- 7:15pm - 7:45pm dinner
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm get toddler ready for bed (bath time, playing some more, reading)
- 10:00pm - 10:30pm clean up the house / kitchen / dinner
- 10:30pm - 1:30am depending on the day, mix of free time or back to work
- 1:30am sleep
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#46Married, no children 5:55am - Wake up and have a light breakfast 6:30am - Start the work day 11:30ish - Lunch 3:30pm - Finish work day; I cannot stress how great it is to start and end the work day early (I have to work during 3 "core hours" but my schedule is flexible beyond that). It is like I have my entire day left ahead of me to enjoy. 3:30pm - Take a walk; this is a somewhat new addition to the schedule and has…
I have two daily meetings that often go to 1hr, and at least two other meetings each day. Then, twice a week we have an "all hands" meeting. Crazy.
Yeah, I'd say even within my current company I'm a bit of an outlier. I'll be looking for a new job in the semi-near future and these meeting-free glory days will likely come to an end.
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#47I've shared several untraditional remote work day routines (including my own) here:
https://www.remoteworkprep.com/workday-design#workstyle
Hope it helps you with ideas!
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#48No kids either. 7:45 Fall out of bed thanks to multiple alarm clocks and a DIY daylight alarm 8:00 Join our team standup meeting 8:30 Get breakfast, a cup of tea and make the plan for the day 8:45 Start with my plan 12:15 - 13:00 Lunch break 13:00 - 15:45 Rest of the work day 15:45 - 17:00 Try to get some sunlight and relax 17:00 - 20:00 Try to work through university assignments (part time student) After 20:00 work…
hey, I like the idea of the DIY daylight alarm, do you have any more info on that?
Sorry, I totally missed your reply. Most of my lights are smart LEDs connected to my HomeAssistant server. From there its just a simple automation that increases the lights brightness over a five minute interval before triggering an acoustic alarm
Re: Ask HN: What does your WFH day/routine look like?
#49Some lifestyle facts:
- Late 20s
- Married
- No kids (yet! :))
- No drugs or alcohol
- Awake hours: 6am - 9pm. - Gym MWF, 6-7am. - Work hours: 9am - 5pm - Any hours not listed are mine to do with as I please.