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Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!

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Post by nlh »

Great question! I've radically changed my routine since moving to SF (~1.5 years ago) - love my current one. Two versions

1) (3-4 days a week)

- Wake up 6:30-6:45.

- Bathroom

- Put in contacts, brush teeth

- Put on shoes & sweatshirt, grab iPhone & iPad, immediately head to car

- Drive to either: Four Barrel, Sightglass, Le Marais, or St. Frank (4 best coffee shops in the city, me thinks)

- Order latte. Eat 1 British Rolo (real sugar, chocolate, awesomely sweet caramel)

- Sip latte. Check email. NOTE! No email until now. Much much much much happier this way.

- Continue drinking latte, go through Twitter & HN. That's about 60 mins worth. Head home and start day.

2) (1-2 days/week):

- Wake up 5:45-6:00

- Bathroom

- Put in contacts, brush teeth

- Get biking gear on

- Bike to either top of Hawk Hill (feeling energetic) or Philz in Sausalito (feeling less energetic). Be happy. Take pictures.

- Bike back and get coffee either at Le Marais or go straight home to shower and get ready for the day.

#2 is obviously a bit more healthy ;)

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!

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Post by piinecone »

- Wake up (no alarm)

- Make something to eat (~5-10 minutes)

- Eat + write a page + draw something (~10 minutes)

- Make and drink something green (~10 minutes)

- Meditate (20 minutes)

- Get to work

Lately, I have been bumping exercise to mid-day or early evening. I don't check my email or read the news until late morning if I can help it. Sometimes I miss things.

If I'm particularly excited to get into something I will bump meditation to the post exercise slot later in the day. Some days I will make coffee or tea before working, but not every day.

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!

#24

Post by garyfirestorm »

Mech Engg in Automotive Sector {Detroit} T0 wake up T0.1 Check phone for msgs (since home timezone is different) T2 clear all msgs T3 Brush+Shower T23 Out of shower T25 Make sure everythings in bag that I need (wireless mouse/check whether my systems logged on to teamviewer) Do this while dressing (winters take time) T35 Get in car T50 reach office parking T60 reach desk, grab coffee, check mail, start planning test/analyze data/attend meetings

I know i bath for 20min, winters are cold, i really like hot water shower for sometime

Re: Ask HN: What's your morning routine? Be specific!

#25

Post by pointyer »

My office is 50 meters away from me and work starts at 9:30. I Normally wake up at 5am. Meaning I have too much time on my hands.

    T+0 Wake up feeling a little cold, Go to my office to start start reading/studying
    T+60 Get ready for my run, normally about 6 miles
    T+120 Back from run, it's normally light by now. Run bath. Check emails while it runs.
    T+135 Get in bath. Relax
    T+150 Get out of bath, change into dressing gown.
    T+160 Make breakfast.
    T+180 Lay breakfast table. Wake girlfriend for breakfast. Have sex.
    T+200 Have breakfast.
    T+210 Change into work clothes. 8:30 by this point. Read any commits that were made yesterday so I'm up to speed on other's work.
    T+255 Time to leave.
    T+260 Have a coffee at some wanky coffee shop, across the street from work
    T+270 Sign into work.
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