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Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by rozenmd »

For the past 8 years or so:

Get up, turn on coffee machine, down a pint of water, have my espresso, work on my own projects for two hours.

After that, I hit the gym/run, take a shower, and start my work day. When I've been unemployed, my "work day" was hitting up friends for jobs/scouring my linkedin network to see who works where for potential leads.

You'd think two hours isn't enough but in that time I've managed to build/write:

    - a bill splitting service
    - a jobs aggregator
    - an appointment scheduler
    - a room booking service
    - a graphql API monitoring service
    - a site speed monitoring service
    - an uptime monitoring/status page service
    - a blog with dozens of top ranking articles
    - a book

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by uncomplexity_ »

I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by RedCardRef »

uncomplexity_ wrote: post #82

I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel…

Impressive, Very Nice! Let's see Paul Allen's routine.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by j-rom »

- Wake up (preferably no alarm)

- Do 1 set of pushups. As many as it takes to get to failure

- Brush teeth

- Fill up and drink full water bottle, 21 oz

- Eat protein bar

- Start reading through emails and creating todo list for the day

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

#85

Post by hombre_fatal »

rich_sasha wrote: post #63

Meta: 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.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by _kb »

0530 greet the new day by being kicked in the face by my 3yo who climbed into the bed at some point during the night.

0531 calmly explain to face kicker that it's too fucking early to exist and they should in fact still be sleeping.

0537 slowly drift back into a tranquil deep slumber.

0600 be ripped against every fiber of my being from freshly entered deep sleep to the chorus of alarm clock, haptic alarm from the supercomputer strapped to my wrist, partners alarm, and 3yo screaming for food.

0601 coffee.

0602 feed rabidly hungry child spawn.

0604 coffee.

0607 change poo filled diaper of previously noted face kicking food screamer.

0613 stand on small sharp toy left in hallway. I find this is a great way to really invigorate the senses.

0615 coffee.

0630 begin attempting to dress the tiny human that has taken ownership of my home.

0631 experience enthusiastically recited full Irish dance routine as I attempt to get pants on the face kicking, food screaming, poop making, toy leaving offspring.

0640 coffee.

0645 ask child to confirm that have in-fact finished with their half eaten breakfast.

0646 throw out remainder of breakfast.

0647 make new breakfast as they were not finished with previous breakfast.

0700 attempt to get child into bike and leave for childcare / work.

0700 - 1000 actually leave for work / childcare drop off.

I find this routine to be a great way to really center and focus you for the day ahead.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by purple-leafy »

seltzerboys wrote: post #78
purple-leafy wrote: post #76

Morning - wake up 6-7 for dog toilet time - make decaf coffee - drink coffee, and use laptop to: - do some programming, or - read some hackernews threads about something that interests me currently - get ready for day - walk dog Notice: - at no point in time is my phone nearby, nor do I use it - I use a brick phone - I only read hackernews on my laptop, old threads, I've blocked all social media and news sites (incl…

quick q: why decaf? have been considering cutting out caffeine for more sustainable/natural energy throughout the day vs. a huge burst in the morning, but haven't committed.

I take stimulants, so that + caffeine is too much

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by moltar »

sellmesoap wrote: post #71
moltar wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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'm sure there's many books about this. You have to be carful when and how you give attention. _Boundaries are key_. If you're giving attention while they're behaving badly it can reinforce the situation. I've got three kids and it took a painful devorce and some deep introspection, personal change and turning some concepts on their heads. Now my third child (new partner) is a brilliant reasonable person and my relat…

Thank you for your valuable input.

I’m keenly aware of attention value and try my best not to reinforce bad behaviour. But if he’s doing something truly dangerous I cannot ignore that. I understand that even that can be dealt with differently, e.g. in a calm and non reactive manner or get upset (reaction). I mostly try to stay calm, but of course it’s not always possible. My spouse on the other hand just doesn’t get it and always reacts which I know is a huge problem.

Advise on therapy is also good and something I was considering. Just don’t really know where to start I guess. If you have any actionable advice here would be great.

Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by crowcountry »

I'm 33, have a partner, no kids.

Wake up around 8:30, brush and floss teeth, do a small workout while waiting for my moka pot, fill up the water bottle. Then I go for a physical book or reading some articles on the laptop. Trying not to touch my phone and any messaging apps until 10:00.

Re: Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?

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Post by duggable »

vinay_ys wrote: post #64

Find Zen in mundane daily repetitive tasks. Avoid all screens for first hour after you wake up (and the hour before you sleep). Stay focused in the moment – focus on your body and mind. First/last thing everyday, do these activities with mindfulness – personal hygiene, exercise, gratitude/prayer, set positive realistic intentions for the day, set intention to act, prepare, eat/pack fresh healthy food. Then start your…

> Then start your materialistic business end of your day.

Can you please elaborate on this?

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