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Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by notauser »

philwelch wrote: post #20

My ideal morning routine: get up, throw on yesterday's clothes, go outside, get on bike, have morning ride, come home, wake girlfriend, fix and eat breakfast, shower, dress, check email, start on work for day. My actual morning routine: spoon with girlfriend until she gets up, fall asleep on girlfriend's side of bed, get up, stumble to desk, waste hours on internet...then I get around to the bike ride and shower in t…

This is where it's better to live with other motivated people.

When I get up there's about a 75% chance I'll be motivated to get out of bed and go downstairs and get the nuclear coffee brewing and the bacon under the grill.

The other 25% of the time someone else has (usually) been motivated instead and so I get tempted downstairs by delicious smells. Then we do 30-60 minutes on a shared project before we disperse to various workplaces.

The only trick is to make getting up more attractive than sleeping in.

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by vwcoder »

6.45: Wake up to alarm - press snooze 6.53: Wake up to alarm - press snooze 6.59: Wake up to alarm - press snooze 7.03: Get woken by the awful thought of hearing the alarm again. Check Blackberry for any interesting email/Facebook/tweets 7.05: Make my sons a warm milk and plonk them in front of morning TV for half an hour 7.10: Make cup of tea for wife and me 7.15: Iron shirt for day 7.20: Try to persuade son #1 (age 3) that Mummy will get him dressed because Daddy is running late again 7.22: Have shower while son #1 discusses with me what he will be wearing that day (football orientated) 7.30: Try to persuade son #1 (age 3) that Mummy will get him dressed because Daddy is running late again 7.32: Give in to son #1 who is too sweet and get him dressed 7.36: Get dressed at double speed because now running even more late 7.40: Raid cupboards for lunch 7.42: Kiss goodbyes 7.44: In car on way to work 8.15: Arrive at work, make toast/coffee, spend 30 mins on web to catch up with the stories of the day

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by philwelch »

notauser wrote: post #51
philwelch wrote: post #20

My ideal morning routine: get up, throw on yesterday's clothes, go outside, get on bike, have morning ride, come home, wake girlfriend, fix and eat breakfast, shower, dress, check email, start on work for day. My actual morning routine: spoon with girlfriend until she gets up, fall asleep on girlfriend's side of bed, get up, stumble to desk, waste hours on internet...then I get around to the bike ride and shower in t…

This is where it's better to live with other motivated people. When I get up there's about a 75% chance I'll be motivated to get out of bed and go downstairs and get the nuclear coffee brewing and the bacon under the grill. The other 25% of the time someone else has (usually) been motivated instead and so I get tempted downstairs by delicious smells. Then we do 30-60 minutes on a shared project before we disperse to…

The girlfriend is actually far more motivated than me, she's just learned not to wake me and I've learned how to sleep through the smell of oatmeal coming from the kitchen.

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by ryanwaggoner »

My morning routine is probably the biggest factor in my overall life productivity. Here's how mine goes:

Alarm goes off at 3:55am. I get up. First 30 mins are for tea and daily habits, which include reviewing short-term and long-term goals, reading Bible, journaling, spaced repetition flashcards (mnemosyne-proj.org), etc. Then I usually work for 45-60 mins until the gym opens, then head out for lifting and/or swimming. Home by 6:30 - 7am for breakfast and back to work. By noon, I've typically finished 6 hours of work and have completed most or all of my daily habits.

A few keys for me: * Get to bed at a good time (I go to bed at 9-930, with 15-30 mins of reading beforehand) * Exercise is vital * Keep same schedule every day (weekends too if you can) * Eat well * Avoid checking email before 10am or so (check 2x a day)

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by f1gm3nt »

Alarm goes off at 8am, I hit snooze till 8:40 or 8:50, then realize there's no possible way to make it to work on time so I get out of bed. Take my morning pee, wash hands, put in contacts, brush teeth, wash face. Stop at gas station for a yummy breakfast of the largest red bulls (usually 2) I can find. Sometimes I get a large slim jim. If I'm running low of cancer sticks I get a pack there too. Now its time for work.

And that is my daily routine.

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by mdolon »

f1gm3nt wrote: post #57

Alarm goes off at 8am, I hit snooze till 8:40 or 8:50, then realize there's no possible way to make it to work on time so I get out of bed. Take my morning pee, wash hands, put in contacts, brush teeth, wash face. Stop at gas station for a yummy breakfast of the largest red bulls (usually 2) I can find. Sometimes I get a large slim jim. If I'm running low of cancer sticks I get a pack there too. Now its time for work…

What's the rest of your diet like? Are you physically fit? I'm a bit curious as to what a breakfast of Slim Jims and Red Bulls will produce in the long run.

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by truebosko »

My current routine:

Wake up at 6:30 am, hop into the shower, make breakfast for us (me/girlfriend) .. Eat breakfast with girlfriend, usually we have a laptop with the news to see what's up, check the weather, etc and discuss whatever.

Then, drive girlfriend to work and then head to work. In summer, I usually biked to work and she drove but in the winter that's how it is.

In one week when I move to Toronto it'll be almost the same except we won't be driving and hopefully waking up a bit later (7'ish probably) as the girlfriend won't be working at her current place anymore. :)

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine?

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Post by sjs382 »

Wake up. Hit the alarm a few times. Girlfriend says, tiredly "5 more minutes?" and I usually oblige. Check (android) phone for messages that came in overnight, usually getting distracted by Gmail + Facebook notification emails in the process. Coffee + RSS while she showers. "Begin the triple-S and wash the previous evening off me".
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