Re:Ask HN: How do you maintain productivity?
by oldsklgdfth on Monday February 01, 2021 @01:54PM
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For me part of motivation is reducing how much is required by certain activities. Making a routine and developing habits is a good way to do this.
Big items to automate:
- Food: I have roughly the same meals a couple of days in a row. This makes cooking easier and takes the overhead of figuring out what to eat when I get hungry.
- Exercise: I got for a run in the middle of the day before my meeting. Having it in the middle of the day means there is not a lot of time to second guess. It creates time limit in my morning cause I want to be at a good stopping point before I run. Also, it’s a nice break from sitting at a screen.
-Sleep: I get in bed 1h before I actually sleep. I sit there and read. Before that I brush my teeth. Before that I do the dishes and clean the kitchen. It’s a routine that helps me get in the right mindset for rest.
Big items to automate:
- Food: I have roughly the same meals a couple of days in a row. This makes cooking easier and takes the overhead of figuring out what to eat when I get hungry.
- Exercise: I got for a run in the middle of the day before my meeting. Having it in the middle of the day means there is not a lot of time to second guess. It creates time limit in my morning cause I want to be at a good stopping point before I run. Also, it’s a nice break from sitting at a screen.
-Sleep: I get in bed 1h before I actually sleep. I sit there and read. Before that I brush my teeth. Before that I do the dishes and clean the kitchen. It’s a routine that helps me get in the right mindset for rest.