8:00 AM - alarm, check emails, tweets
8:15 AM - wake up, brush teeth and bathroom
8:35 AM - water plants
8:40 AM - go out for a walk (chai)
9:00 AM - shower
9:20 AM - get dressed
9:35 AM - catch an auto (tuk tuk) to office
9:50 AM - breakfast
10:10 AM - coffee and read emails, reply easy ones
11:00 AM - attend daily stand up meeting
11:15 AM - start the workAsk HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!
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#42brush teeth, shave, wash face, arrange hair & dress
eat breakfast (while coffee brews) read email or an article
leave home with coffee, two apples and a bottle of water
drive to work
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#43 0600 - Arise
0605 - Do some exercise, in my house because I don't like the gym anymore.
0650 - Have a shower
0700 - Wake up girlfriend
0705 - Start coffee, moka pot
0710 - Start breakfast stuff. Toast, grapefruit, croissant - one of those, not all!
0720 - Get the TV on. Sitcoms in the morning. Formerly Frasier, finished that so now it's Seinfeld.
0820 - Quick cup of OJ
0825 - Start getting dressed
0845 - Set off for work
0900 - Get to work
0930 - Wake upRe: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!
#44 7:10 - Alarm goes off
7:15 - Wake up
7:20 - Shower
7:35 - Get dressed / sort hair out
7:45 - Set off for work
8:30 - Arrive at work
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#4506:15 - Press snooze once
06:20 - Wake up, have a quick glass of juice
06:25 - Go smoke a cigarette and check the news/weather
06:35 - Give medic pills to the dog
06:40 - Wake up girlfriend so she can take her breakfast
06:45 - Have a shower
06:52 - Brush teeth, Get dress and give kisses to everyone including dog.
07:05 - Head out to work
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#46* Stretch, and if I'm tired and have a sliver of time, roll back the other way (and attempt lucid dreaming).
* Brewed coffee or tea (no instant, or teabags) and cigarette.
* Check if there's anything interesting online (buildings exploding, religious nuts doing something crazy, more NSA hacks, Tony Abbot putting his foot in it again.
* Start the 9-5 rat racing for yet another day.
* Wish I had a fulfilling life.
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#47My average morning (I work as a UX architect at a creative agency in London):
7:00 - Wake up light gradually fades in
7:30 - Alarm goes off
if I didn't already wake up by now, start getting dressed
7:31 - Start preparing coffee (grind beans, prepare moka pot)
7:35 - Finish getting dressed, wake up snoozing wife
7:40 - Have coffee with some light breakfast
8:00 - Kiss wife as she goes to work
8:05 - Quick dishes after breakfast
Good time to reflect or listen to podcasts etc.
8:20 - Pack bag, coat etc. to leave
8:25 - Walk to work
8:50 - Arrive at work, plunder breakfast buffet if still hungry
9:00 - Wake up over coffee and email at my desk
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it's great to find like-minded people here. We start our day with meditation. We form habits. I have something to share about meditation with regards to the issues you mentioned. Please let me know if you find this helpful.
Meditation is a mind training. The goal of this training is to be mindful in every aspect of our lives. Before I elaborate on this, I would like to touch on a few other key words such as dwelling, wandering, and tug of war.
Our mind wanders all the time. For example, I might be programming in front of my computer and yet my mind wandered to think about e.g. pornography. Here I see that our mind is pulled to temptation.
Our mind dwells on issues all the time. For example, my partner might accuse me of being indecisive. And I feel unjust about this statement. I'm angry and upset about this matter. I'm angry and upset because my mind dwells on it. My mind keeps thinking about it. Then when I'm hungry all I think about is finding food to eat and I consume the food. Following this, I might realised that I am no longer angry and upset. Why? It's because our mind doesn't dwell on the issue anymore. Instead our mind focus on finding food, and consuming it.
According to my Bhante, Buddha notes that our mind is like a monkey trying to grab on to branches and branches. I hope I'm making sense here, because I'm also learning to be mindful through the practice of meditation. I am still learning. On a personal note, I try to meditate every morning right after waking up. And every night before turning in. I try to meditate for 10 mins each session.
Going back to my point on the goal of meditation. The goal is to be mindful in every aspect of our lives. Ultimately, we should see ourselves bringing our mind to the present/awareness (that means not wandering/dwelling like monkey grabbing branches) in a blink of an eye or a snap of a finger. For example, if I am driving, I should focus on driving and not wander/dwell on something else. If my mind wandered I should be able to bring it back to my awareness that I'm driving on the road in a blink of an eye.
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In my opinion, to iron out the issues you're facing with meditation I recommend that you seek a mentor/teacher. For me, I learnt a lot from and am still learning from my Bhante. He is truly a great teacher. PM me anytime if you have any thing to clarify. jek.bao.choo@gmail.com
Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!
#4906:00 - Alarm goes off & hit snooze
06:09 - Alarm goes off again. Hit snooze again.
06:18 - Alarm goes off again. OK this is ridiculous. I drag myself out of bed and get ready to go to the gym.
06:30 - In the gym for a 60 min workout.
07:40 - Back home & jump straight into the shower.
08:00 - Kiss wife goodbye & off to work
08:45 - Arrive at the office & Prepare breakfast. Read the news.
09:30 - Think about strategy for the year and quarter. Reassess priorities & prepare my to do list for the day.
09:45 - Start working
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