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Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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My typical day: 9:30: wake up 10:30: get to work (now my home office), check email 10:30-noon: procrastinate noon-1:15: lunch then 45 minute walk 1:15-5:00: procrastinate 5-7pm: 2 hours of amazing productivity 7-8:30: Cook & eat dinner 8:30-midnight: Take rest of night off or perhaps have another couple hours of productivity. It's not as bad as it sounds cause usually the "procrastination" is me experimenting with ne…

yeah, whats up with the 17.00 - 19.00 crazy productivity?

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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post #11

My typical day: 9:30: wake up 10:30: get to work (now my home office), check email 10:30-noon: procrastinate noon-1:15: lunch then 45 minute walk 1:15-5:00: procrastinate 5-7pm: 2 hours of amazing productivity 7-8:30: Cook & eat dinner 8:30-midnight: Take rest of night off or perhaps have another couple hours of productivity. It's not as bad as it sounds cause usually the "procrastination" is me experimenting with ne…

yeah, whats up with the 17.00 - 19.00 crazy productivity?

Usually at some point I start yelling at myself "ok, you REALLY need to work now" and once I get into it I'm extremely focused and productive, especially if a deadline is looming.

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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This is my perfect schedule that I do when everything goes right. Sometimes I deviate from it. Also, I'm a single man living in NYC, so YMMV.

9 AM: Wake up, go to the gym

10 AM: Shower/shave/etc, get dressed

11 AM: Arrive at the office

- As soon as get to the office: check my goals for today, do the most important thing (before checking emails)

- Lunch at some point

9 PM: Finish work, get home, dinner, relax

11 PM: Go out/socialize

1 AM: Get home, answer some emails, write down goals for tomorrow

2 AM: sleep

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post #10

wake up at 7.30AM, check email/twitter. shower, exfoliate, moisturise, floss, brush teeth, mouth wash, hair product, get dressed by 7.45 drive to work (its important to listen to music at this time), arrive at 8.00 breakfast (fruit + croissants + green tea) ~ 9.00 work, lunch for ~45 mins at 12 finish work at 19.00 home by 19.15, snack at 21.30, work/read/music/video games till 1.30, exercise & stretch, sleep by 01.3…

Interesting. Are you saying that sleeping 8 hours would make you less productive ? How did you find out ?

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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post #13

This is my perfect schedule that I do when everything goes right. Sometimes I deviate from it. Also, I'm a single man living in NYC, so YMMV. 9 AM: Wake up, go to the gym 10 AM: Shower/shave/etc, get dressed 11 AM: Arrive at the office - As soon as get to the office: check my goals for today, do the most important thing (before checking emails) - Lunch at some point 9 PM: Finish work, get home, dinner, relax 11 PM: G…

As a married guy in a small, sleepy town I must say I envy your schedule a bit.

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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post #11

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yeah, whats up with the 17.00 - 19.00 crazy productivity?

Usually at some point I start yelling at myself "ok, you REALLY need to work now" and once I get into it I'm extremely focused and productive, especially if a deadline is looming.

When I worked in an office I was the same way. If I hit a good stride by like 4-5pm, I would usually end up staying until 7-9pm. It's good to have bosses that recognize that 40 hours a week don't have to be at the same time every day to maximize productivity.

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Wake up between 7 and 8 (naturally, no alarm clock), answer emails, go get breakfast, eat while watching the daily show. Check what's new online. Start actually working at 10. Go out for a walk around 13, and get some lunch, 14:30 back, and work till 10pm. Sometimes will go out around 8pm to meet people.

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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My schedule is different every semester and summer but here is my current summer schedule.

7:30 wake up 7:30 - 8:00 shower/shave etc 8:00 - 8:30 eat breakfast 8:30 - 9:00 watch morning news 9:00 - 9:45 ride the train to work 9:45 - 10:00 pick up some fruit and a health drink from a bodega to save for lunch later 10:00 - 1:00 work then eat lunch 2:00-6:00 work 6:00 - 7:00 go home 7:00 - 12:00 w/e

Re: Ask HN: Daily schedule

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post #13

This is my perfect schedule that I do when everything goes right. Sometimes I deviate from it. Also, I'm a single man living in NYC, so YMMV. 9 AM: Wake up, go to the gym 10 AM: Shower/shave/etc, get dressed 11 AM: Arrive at the office - As soon as get to the office: check my goals for today, do the most important thing (before checking emails) - Lunch at some point 9 PM: Finish work, get home, dinner, relax 11 PM: G…

I wish I had that kind of flexible work schedule.
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