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Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by UnreachableCode »

kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9
Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

How do you flip it though? What does that really mean?

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by ted_bunny »

UnreachableCode wrote: post #21
kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

How do you flip it though? What does that really mean?

Maybe it means finding an antidote rather than a poison. Dealing with bullshit first until you get inspired, and then doing the focused work.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by safety1st »

neilv wrote: post #17
Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Does the following part mean they're a morning person, or is it orthogonal? > “Every day is a new beginning. You wake up and at some point in the day, someone shoots up a school, or something’s going on with your family, or you wake up and eat the wrong thing. And then you’re done. Emotionally cooked. Literally and emotionally poisoned. > Every day I wake up and can get to the studio before something has shattered my…

Yeah it sounds like he's just terminally online. The whole idea here did not resonate with me at all. If I have serious work to do I isolate myself and do it until it's done or I'm out of steam.

If the day "poisons" me that means I should have been more disciplined - the correct answer to consuming news media, for instance, is always to consume less of it. If someone is consistently poisoning my day the answer is to reduce contact with them.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by Tade0 »

kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9
Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

I find that advice vague. What does "avoiding the day" even mean?

Anyway, for me it was easier to wake up earlier than try to do focused work after an exhausting day with children. Doing stuff in the middle of the night is a privilege of the childless anyway.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by Tade0 »

Y_Y wrote: post #13
kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

I read the article and had the same response as GP. I don't know on what basis the author believes you can "flip it", but it seems at odds with the idea that at some point your day is "poisoned" and the rest must be written off, presumably until you can reset it by sleeping.

I guess it follows that one should... take a nap in between?

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by afh1 »

If you don't have a good night's sleep your day is poisoned from the start. That compounds to life-ruining status if not quickly addressed.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by j_crick »

> no sudden alert about Putin’s latest military actions

I think it's a bit condescending towards people whose day quite physically depends on the absence of this kind of news. It's not like Putin is invading Manhattan currently.

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by omgtehlion »

Etheryte wrote: post #6

This feels like an incredibly elaborate way to say that he's a morning person. There's plenty of people for whom the entire thing works the exact opposite, and of course loads of people everywhere in between. I wouldn't really read deep into this, it's one of those takes that tries really hard to sound profound, but it really isn't.

Maybe he is, but the advice stays for "evening-persons" too. I'm not an early bird, but I noticed that I am most productive when I pull all-nighters, when nothing happens and when no one bothers me. With age it is harder and harder to do though...

Re: Poisoning the Day

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Post by jeltz »

Tade0 wrote: post #25
kelvinjps10 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you read the article?, is about doing the importnat stuff when no one is around to distract you. >Not an early riser? No problem, just flip it. Avoid the day. And when it’s done, that’s when your focussed work starts (my favourite adherent of this approach is Demis Hassabis: who works a “second day” from between 11pm and 4am).

I find that advice vague. What does "avoiding the day" even mean? Anyway, for me it was easier to wake up earlier than try to do focused work after an exhausting day with children. Doing stuff in the middle of the night is a privilege of the childless anyway.

Nah, I have several friends who work in the middle of the night after the kids have gone to sleep. That seems to be the the optimal solution for evening persons with kids.
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