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Here’s my daily routine Wake up at 4:54am [ ... ] Jump in front of my iMac IMO if you wake up before 5 AM and jump in front of your iMac then there's e

Here’s my daily routine Wake up at 4:54am [ ... ] Jump in front of my iMac IMO if you wake up before 5 AM and jump in front of your iMac then there's either something wrong with your to-do list program or with your to-do list itself.

g0su 14y ago
He said he go to bed at 9, it's just a schedule shift.
ryancarson 14y ago
I'm a morning person. Plus this allows me to work around my kid's schedule and have more time with them when they're awake
- josefonseca 14y ago
  What if your kids catch a flu? What if your car breaks down? What if a friend has a broken car two blocks from your house and calls you and asks for help? These types of tight schedules where everything is machinized and controlled don't work in real life unless you become a robot - in that case you've defeated your purpose. Sleep at 9, wake at 5 is not realistic unless you're training for IronMan triathlon. These types of schedules break down because things break down: family has issues, cars break, flu happens, roofs get infiltrations, pipes leak, electricity fails, planes get late, airports are crowded, streets may jam, etc, etc... You part on the principle that everything just works and you can sleep at 9 and wake at 4, that is simply unreal.
  - ColinWright 14y ago
    You seem to be assuming that he doesn't adapt to circumstances. I have a similarly constrained schedule, and yet when things come up I adapt to them. Having the schedule means that I don't have to adapt very often, and under normal circumstances I can concentrate on the job, and not on scheduling the job. You're replying as if the man is an unthinking robot, enslaved by the schedule, but it's clear to me that he's not. He's simply automated what he can to free up time from scheduling, and to make sure important things are scheduled in properly as the norm.
  - krschultz 14y ago
    Interestingly, I have found this varies by region. The major employer in my area (that I work at) has 15,000 people. The unions (factory workers and draftsmen) have to show up between 6am and 7am depending on their specific project (everyone has an exact time, and can actually be 'late'). Engineers can show up anytime they want and leave whenever they want, but typically 9-3 is encouraged as 'core hours' so there is overlap, but other than that we can set our schedules. Thus, I come in at 9am on most days. Most engineers come in more like 7:30-8am. Because the main employer sets the tone, a lot of other companies in the area run an earlier pace. My girlfriend works at a completely unrelated company and started work before 8am. Most of the schools start very early (because the parents are probably out of the house really early). All the union guys are leaving work at 2:30 or 4 in the afternoon, so restaurents open early and close early. Coming from an NYC office where 10am-6pm was the norm, 6:00am-2:30pm seems strange. But it does have some advantages. First off, did you know the sun comes up EARLY. Holy crap was I missing a lot of daylight on the 10-6 schedule. I was up at 5:30 this morning and it was basically broad daylight out there. I went surfing before and after work yesterday while also putting in 9 hours at the office. That only happens if you wake up at 5 in the morning. I personally like to maximize my outdoors-in-the-sun time so getting up at 530 in the summer and 6-630 in the winter has been a revelation. Yes, you have to go to bed earlier. But my girlfriend and I ditched the habit of watching TV before bed we both had from college (and don't have a TV in the bedroom) and that helps a lot. It also helps to go to the gym right after work.
JustinJ70s 14y ago
First hitting his iMac at 4:54am but also finishing work at 6pm with time in-between for his kids before school, the gym, and then finishing at 6pm. And...a four day week. I'd say he's got it figured out.
- josefonseca 14y ago
  That only works as long as everything works. Soon as you car breaks down coming back from the gym, soon as your kid has a flu and you've got to take him to the hospital and come back at 2 AM, everything has broken down. Then the next day you can't remain on 9pm to 4am sleep anymore, you're then catching up with the late stuff from day before. Weekends then become compensation for the day before the day before when you had the kid flu and then ....well I've been there, done that, and this kind of schedule simply does not work(for me).
  - baddox 14y ago
    So, how is that different than any schedule? If you're working on a 24-hour schedule, obviously interruptions can screw things up. It sounds like he's getting plenty of sleep, so it would probably be okay to sleep an hour less every so often. He probably also has plenty of time on the weekend to reset to his desired schedule if interruptions during the week caused his schedule to shift. I'm wondering what sort of magical schedule would fix the supposed problems you've proposed.
  - josefresco 14y ago
    I know many people who I presume like you, let chaos and drama rule their lives. Shit happens, it doesn't matter if you have a super-structured day or not. Your ability to handle it calmly and with confidence is what makes the difference in how balanced, productive and stress-free your life is.
    - josefonseca 14y ago
      I know many people who I presume like you, let chaos and drama rule their lives. So you either wake up at 4:54 AM or you let "chaos and drama" rule your life? Aren't we missing some possibilities in between? balanced, productive and stress-free your life is. Yes, because waking up at 4 AM and working till 6 PM sure sounds balanced, productive and stress-free. Thanks for the amazing insight.
8ig8 14y ago
But consider he goes to sleep at 9:30pm. Shift it to your bedtime: 10:30pm -> Up at 6am 11:30pm -> Up at 7am 12:30am -> Up at 8am
- blankenship 14y ago
  Exactly. Too much narrow focus on the fear of waking up before 5am. I'm on something akin to the 11:30pm -> Up at 7am schedule and most days I’m too tired to even make it to 11:30pm. It's a very good thing.

g0su 14y ago

He said he go to bed at 9, it's just a schedule shift.

ryancarson 14y ago

I'm a morning person. Plus this allows me to work around my kid's schedule and have more time with them when they're awake

josefonseca 14y ago
What if your kids catch a flu? What if your car breaks down? What if a friend has a broken car two blocks from your house and calls you and asks for help? These types of tight schedules where everything is machinized and controlled don't work in real life unless you become a robot - in that case you've defeated your purpose. Sleep at 9, wake at 5 is not realistic unless you're training for IronMan triathlon. These types of schedules break down because things break down: family has issues, cars break, flu happens, roofs get infiltrations, pipes leak, electricity fails, planes get late, airports are crowded, streets may jam, etc, etc... You part on the principle that everything just works and you can sleep at 9 and wake at 4, that is simply unreal.
- ColinWright 14y ago
  You seem to be assuming that he doesn't adapt to circumstances. I have a similarly constrained schedule, and yet when things come up I adapt to them. Having the schedule means that I don't have to adapt very often, and under normal circumstances I can concentrate on the job, and not on scheduling the job. You're replying as if the man is an unthinking robot, enslaved by the schedule, but it's clear to me that he's not. He's simply automated what he can to free up time from scheduling, and to make sure important things are scheduled in properly as the norm.
- krschultz 14y ago
  Interestingly, I have found this varies by region. The major employer in my area (that I work at) has 15,000 people. The unions (factory workers and draftsmen) have to show up between 6am and 7am depending on their specific project (everyone has an exact time, and can actually be 'late'). Engineers can show up anytime they want and leave whenever they want, but typically 9-3 is encouraged as 'core hours' so there is overlap, but other than that we can set our schedules. Thus, I come in at 9am on most days. Most engineers come in more like 7:30-8am. Because the main employer sets the tone, a lot of other companies in the area run an earlier pace. My girlfriend works at a completely unrelated company and started work before 8am. Most of the schools start very early (because the parents are probably out of the house really early). All the union guys are leaving work at 2:30 or 4 in the afternoon, so restaurents open early and close early. Coming from an NYC office where 10am-6pm was the norm, 6:00am-2:30pm seems strange. But it does have some advantages. First off, did you know the sun comes up EARLY. Holy crap was I missing a lot of daylight on the 10-6 schedule. I was up at 5:30 this morning and it was basically broad daylight out there. I went surfing before and after work yesterday while also putting in 9 hours at the office. That only happens if you wake up at 5 in the morning. I personally like to maximize my outdoors-in-the-sun time so getting up at 530 in the summer and 6-630 in the winter has been a revelation. Yes, you have to go to bed earlier. But my girlfriend and I ditched the habit of watching TV before bed we both had from college (and don't have a TV in the bedroom) and that helps a lot. It also helps to go to the gym right after work.

JustinJ70s 14y ago

First hitting his iMac at 4:54am but also finishing work at 6pm with time in-between for his kids before school, the gym, and then finishing at 6pm. And...a four day week. I'd say he's got it figured out.

josefonseca 14y ago
That only works as long as everything works. Soon as you car breaks down coming back from the gym, soon as your kid has a flu and you've got to take him to the hospital and come back at 2 AM, everything has broken down. Then the next day you can't remain on 9pm to 4am sleep anymore, you're then catching up with the late stuff from day before. Weekends then become compensation for the day before the day before when you had the kid flu and then ....well I've been there, done that, and this kind of schedule simply does not work(for me).
- baddox 14y ago
  So, how is that different than any schedule? If you're working on a 24-hour schedule, obviously interruptions can screw things up. It sounds like he's getting plenty of sleep, so it would probably be okay to sleep an hour less every so often. He probably also has plenty of time on the weekend to reset to his desired schedule if interruptions during the week caused his schedule to shift. I'm wondering what sort of magical schedule would fix the supposed problems you've proposed.
- josefresco 14y ago
  I know many people who I presume like you, let chaos and drama rule their lives. Shit happens, it doesn't matter if you have a super-structured day or not. Your ability to handle it calmly and with confidence is what makes the difference in how balanced, productive and stress-free your life is.
  - josefonseca 14y ago
    I know many people who I presume like you, let chaos and drama rule their lives. So you either wake up at 4:54 AM or you let "chaos and drama" rule your life? Aren't we missing some possibilities in between? balanced, productive and stress-free your life is. Yes, because waking up at 4 AM and working till 6 PM sure sounds balanced, productive and stress-free. Thanks for the amazing insight.

8ig8 14y ago

But consider he goes to sleep at 9:30pm. Shift it to your bedtime: 10:30pm -> Up at 6am 11:30pm -> Up at 7am 12:30am -> Up at 8am

blankenship 14y ago
Exactly. Too much narrow focus on the fear of waking up before 5am. I'm on something akin to the 11:30pm -> Up at 7am schedule and most days I’m too tired to even make it to 11:30pm. It's a very good thing.