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

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Post by jgrahamc »

tome wrote: post #40
jgrahamc wrote: post #35

Well a typical work day looks like this for me 0630 Alarm, out of bed, shave and shower, dress, etc. Somewhere in here read all my email 0715 Sit down to breakfast with the family Do whatever tedious house work things need to be done such as loading the washing machine 0745 Walk to the bus stop and get on the bus Here I'll have 30-40 minutes alone so I can read, listen to podcasts, or write 0900 At work

What happens between 0815 and 0900?

With the walking, waiting and bus riding (and leaving home late) it takes me from about 0745 to 0900 to travel to work.

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

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Post by Tichy »

carbocation wrote: post #5
Rust wrote: post #3

Small heart attack caused by alarm; death of alarm clock (they're cheap, I have several); iPod alarm 15 minutes later is too expensive to kill so I get up; brush teeth; kiss wife goodbye (VERY important to do this, and only AFTER the tooth brushing); fill canteen with water; leave the house; experience severe finger cramp during morning rush hour; buy bottle of ambrosia (Coke) at gas station near the office; find par…

Each morning, your wife puts up with your two alarms (perhaps more, depending on what you do to the cheap alarm clocks)?

Suggest a better solution?

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

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Post by arethuza »

7am Usually woken by our two Burmese cats asking for breakfast. Put cat's food out. Put coffee on. Empty dishwasher. Empty cat's litter tray. Shave, shower get dressed. Breakfast - coffee, muesli, natural yogurt and fruit. Drink coffee, listen to Radio 4, chat to wife/kids. Put breakfast dishes in dishwasher. Wake up. Brush teeth. Check work email on iPhone. Leave house at 8.35. Walk to work listing to podcast or an audiobook. Get to work at 9am.

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

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Post by Daramarak »

cperciva wrote: post #6
ElbertF wrote: post #4

- Wake up - Complain about how early and cold it is - Turn on computer - Shower/shave/brush teeth - Get dressed - Prepare lunch - Breakfast/coffee while browsing - Feed cat - Work (/read HN)

How did you manage to find such a patient cat?

Ha, good point, my cat actually attack my legs if I try to leave the kitchen without feeding it.

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

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Post by Daramarak »

Groxx wrote: post #24

Wake up. Snooze. Snooze. Snuggle w/ wife. Snooze. Snooze. ... Realize what time it is. Snooze. Wake up again, realizing what time it is. Race to class / internets / bathroom. I live an exciting life.

Whoever invented the snooze button should have to account for all the agony that button has caused. Think of the number of heart attacks.

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

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Post by kiba »

Brush teeth. Work on learning emacs or customize emac further. Work on code if said emacs learning/customization is done. Get dressed and go to school.

I only got 2 more days of high school though.

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

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Post by _delirium »

Well, when it's not going efficiently, it's something like:

  Wake
  Email/internet 
  Put on a pot of coffee and some toast in the toaster
  Email/internet 
  Eat breakfast, then get a second cup of coffee to...
  Email/internet 
  Turn on shower so water starts heating up
  Email/internet 
  Take shower, emerge wrapped in towel and...
  Email/internet 
  Get dressed
  Email/internet 
  Get together stuff I need to take
  Email/internet 
  Leave house

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

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Post by petercooper »

With a sleep phase disorder, I don't necessarily wake up in the "morning" after my primary sleep. So sometimes I'm eating dinner within 5 minutes of getting up. Usually, though, get dressed, wash/teeth, tidy up house, make baby's bottles, computer. :-)

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

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Post by draegtun »

Don't have or need an alarm because we have kids :) Somehow all family manoeuvres go smoothly (thanks to wife!) and they're all out to school/work @ 8.45am. I'm straight on computer from that point (I work from home).

Now unless I have work/deadlines I need to do then I'm often just going through my emails & schedule. I find my brain is a bit "thick" in the morning! So any good procrastinating is hopefully wasted here (on HN, Stackoverflow, online Chess etc) and strangely it does help sharpen the mind (a little!)

I then go for 30-60 minute walk and when back make and eat lunch. This happens early so from 12.30pm I'm ready for work and my brain is in far clearer state for coding.

This ritual is something I've now pretty much kept to for last 7 years.

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