The Magic of Rituals

Re:The Magic of Rituals by uptownfunk on Saturday September 17, 2022 @06:02PM (#32882039)

I have my daily rituals every morning, consumes almost 3 hours of my day but everything has a purpose - or so I’d like to think. The only way I’ve found to manage the anxiety from being a working parent with two little ones at home and a stressful tech job.

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Re:The Magic of Rituals by q7xvh97o2pDhNrh on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:02PM (#32890959)

I'm not a parent (yet), but I'm the same way. I like to get up early and have a few hours to myself. A good portion of that time is spent on relatively-aimless puttering around — reading, journaling, etc — as well as a solid 45-90 minutes on working out.

I experimented with skipping all this during the pandemic (and working out in the afternoon instead), but I noticed my days felt much more unsatisfying without those morning hours.

A friend of mine mentioned he rolls out of bed at 8, and he's in the office and working by 9. I have no idea how he does it.

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Re:The Magic of Rituals by germinalphrase on Saturday September 17, 2022 @07:25PM (#32882640)

This resonates. It’s hard to be wound up/worn down by work and maintain an “A” game as a parent.

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Re:The Magic of Rituals by uptownfunk on Saturday September 17, 2022 @09:24PM (#32883456)

I was getting snappy at home, especially early in pandemic, and then I realized if I worked out hard for an hour in the morning I would be much more in control of my reaction.

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