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Old 11-09-2006, 05:22 AM
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Default What is your daily routine?

Tell us what you do everyday from the time you get up from your bed to slipping into wonderland.

My Routine

I've recently moved to a new city and staying with a friend and looking for a job, so right now I'm a certified bum. But I do have a routine

09:30-10:30 : Wakey-wakey, sit around soaking up the sun in the balcony and wait for roomies to leave for work.

10:30-10:45 : Brush Teeth & Other bathroom indulgences.

10:45-12:30 : Check email, call consultants, check up on resume status and try to arrange an interview.

12:30-13:00 : Lunch

13:00-15:00 : make more calls and browse around.

15:00-17:30 : make more calls and plant some seeds for tomorrow.

17:30-18:00 : shower and get dressed.

18:00-21:00 : go out for a walk/ go to the malls/ check out bookstores etc.

21:00-22:00 : dinner, catch up with roomies and relax.

22:00-01:00 : read book.

01:00-01:30 : brush teeth and get ready for bed.

01:30 : lie down in bed and visualize self having a job, a cool apartment and wearing cool clothes, doing cool things, travelling to cool places with a heavy work schedule and being happy and fall asleep in the same process.

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very abstract but here it is:

8:00 - 10:00 (MTWF) Go to class
10:00 - 12:00PM (MWF) go to work on campus
11:00 - 7:00PM-ish (TTH) go to work off campus
12:00PM - 2:00PM (MWF) Go to class
2:00PM - 4:00(MWF) go to work on campus
4:00PM - 5:15PM(MW) go to last class
5:15PM - 7:00PM -ish (MWF) get something to eat with gf
7:00PM - 2:00AM-ish(WTMTHF) study, internet, wow and read
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Old 11-09-2006, 05:56 AM
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very abstract but here it is:

8:00 - 10:00 (MTWF) Go to class
10:00 - 12:00PM (MWF) go to work on campus
11:00 - 7:00PM-ish (TTH) go to work off campus
12:00PM - 2:00PM (MWF) Go to class
2:00PM - 4:00(MWF) go to work on campus
4:00PM - 5:15PM(MW) go to last class
5:15PM - 7:00PM -ish (MWF) get something to eat with gf
7:00PM - 2:00AM-ish(WTMTHF) study, internet, wow and read

damn! you work a lot. and what's with the 'WOW' part?
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damn! you work a lot. and what's with the 'WOW' part?
Wow = world of warcraft
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Heya Gautam, nice idea
Here's my jolly day XD

06:00-06:30 Exercises
06:30-07:00 Tai Chi
07:00-07:30 Grooming
--------------------------------->Breakfast
08:00-08:30 Goals + Motivation
University---------------------->Lunch
Drawing (2 hours)
--------------------------------->Dinner
Linguistics (30 min)
Read (1 hour)
Journal
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Water (2 liters)
Max Computer free (1 hour)
Max TV (2 hour)
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:22 AM
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well... I'm unemployed too... I don't have such thing as a repeated routine but well...

Wake up at 9 or so.
Breakfast, maybe seeing some MTV and VH1, to see what's going on and some classics.
Then going to the computer (If I don't have a job interview).
Maybe playing, writing, or singing music.
Lunch at 2, as usual in Spain.
Try not to watch the news while lunching...
Go the course I go now from 3 to 7.
Take a walk, I use to walk an hour each day, or go to the swimming pool instead.
Go to my chess club with friends and to the bar we use to go.
Dinner at 10, as usual in Spain.
Maybe we see some movie, maybe I go back to the PC.
Go to sleep, maybe listening to the radio for a while.
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:28 AM
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5AM - 6AM Get ready

6AM - 11PM Muck around, be unproductive

11PM go to sleep


Maybe this is a good forum for me to be in as i have alot to learn
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:34 AM
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5AM - 6AM Get ready

6AM - 11PM Muck around, be unproductive

11PM go to sleep


Maybe this is a good forum for me to be in as i have alot to learn


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Old 11-09-2006, 09:37 AM
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My day. By Michael Herzog. Class 3a.

6:00 - 7:00 Waking Up. Getting Dressed. Breakfast. Walking to the train station.
7:00 - 8:00 General commuting. Changing trains, listening to music, reading a book, whatever makes the time pass.
8:00 - 12:00 Work
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break. May include going to some place with co-workers.
13:00 - 17:00 Work
17:00 - 18:00 More commuting
18:00 - 21:30 Attend luctures (evening studies)
21:30 - 22:30 Even more commuting
22:30 - 0:00 Private projects, internet, reading

Today I added [5:00 - 6:00 Waking Up. Go jogging.], letīs see if this will become a part of my routine.
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:52 AM
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My day. By Michael Herzog. Class 3a.

6:00 - 7:00 Waking Up. Getting Dressed. Breakfast. Walking to the train station.
7:00 - 8:00 General commuting. Changing trains, listening to music, reading a book, whatever makes the time pass.
8:00 - 12:00 Work
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break. May include going to some place with co-workers.
13:00 - 17:00 Work
17:00 - 18:00 More commuting
18:00 - 21:30 Attend luctures (evening studies)
21:30 - 22:30 Even more commuting
22:30 - 0:00 Private projects, internet, reading

Today I added [5:00 - 6:00 Waking Up. Go jogging.], letīs see if this will become a part of my routine.

By far this is the best routine I've read. It's amazing how much you do in your ordinary day. You work 8 hrs and then you take classes for 3 .5 hrs. I admire the way you live your life and I'm gonna take it as an example to push myself! Thank YOU!
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get out while you can!! =P Alot of time I regret wasting on that game

As for routines, I probably couldn't even hold it if I made one. I tend to be spontaneous with social plans and other things popping up here and there
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5AM - 6AM Get ready

6AM - 11PM Muck around, be unproductive

11PM go to sleep


Maybe this is a good forum for me to be in as i have alot to learn
Heh
At least you got your 'get up early' thing down!
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Workday routine:
0400- revelry, let cat out
0400-0500- Shower, stagger about trying to boot cerebral cortex, check e-mails. If I'm awake enough, do abbreviated Qi-Gong routine- 8 silken brocades. Pack breakfast/lunch. Head out door.
0500-0600- Drive 50 miles to work, listen to podcasts/music
0600-1430- Sit in cubicle, do work if I have any, try to stay sane
1430-1600- Drive 50 miles home in start of rush-hour traffic, listen to podcasts/music. Get groceries if needed.
1600-1630- Decompress, check e-mail, feed cat, plan rest of evening
1630-1900- work on various small projects around house. If no leftovers for dinner/lunch, cook. Do laundry, wash dishes, etc.
1900-2100- eat dinner, relax, read/watch TV/surf, groom cat for ticks
2100 taps, lights out

Weekend Routine:
0800 (or so) wake up, let cat out
0800-1000- shower, Qi Gong, cook breakfast, check email, straighten up house, plan projects for day
1000-1800- Work on various large projects throughout house. Completely forget about lunch.
Saturday: 1800-2000- Stop work for Prairie Home Companion, feed cat, Cook dinner
Saturday: 2000-2200- eat dinner, relax, read/watch TV/surf, groom cat for ticks
Saturday:2200- Bedtime
Sunday: 1800-2100- Cook big pot of food for rest of week, eat dinner, relax, read/watch TV/surf, groom cat for ticks, prepare for another week at work
Sunday: 2100, Taps, lights out

It's not very interesting, but that is what I do and will be doing until my house is ready for market.
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Old 11-09-2006, 11:18 AM
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My day. By Michael Herzog. Class 3a.

6:00 - 7:00 Waking Up. Getting Dressed. Breakfast. Walking to the train station.
7:00 - 8:00 General commuting. Changing trains, listening to music, reading a book, whatever makes the time pass.
8:00 - 12:00 Work
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break. May include going to some place with co-workers.
13:00 - 17:00 Work
17:00 - 18:00 More commuting
18:00 - 21:30 Attend luctures (evening studies)
21:30 - 22:30 Even more commuting
22:30 - 0:00 Private projects, internet, reading

Today I added [5:00 - 6:00 Waking Up. Go jogging.], letīs see if this will become a part of my routine.
This rocks! Seriously you must get so much done hey... Although that'd be very unsustainable for me, i'm kinda lazy
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This is interesting.

5:30 - 6:30 Wake up. Spend one hour on my highest priority project. [This is a new idea from these forums. Thus far, it's working very well, so I expect it will stick]

6:30 - 7 Breakfast and shave

7:00 - 8:30 Work out (weights, bike). If on bike, listen to book on tape. Shower. Drive to work.

8:30 - 5:45 Work, with break mid-day for lunch, relaxation, and to play internet game

5:45- 6:10 Commute home, listen to book on tape

6:15 Arrive home, dinner with family, play with kids, some home tasks

7:30 - 8:30 Get kids ready for bed.

8:30 -10:30 Evening time with wife. Often reading, movie or tasks around home. Occasionally office work.
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get out while you can!! =P Alot of time I regret wasting on that game
Yea, this game really messed me up in my first half of this semester. I swear there would be days where i play 8-14 hours straight. No joke. It was a real GPA dropper...
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5 AM - 6 AM Feed dog ("the fuzzy alarm clock"), make coffee, do music till 6 AM
6 AM - 6:30 AM - Shower, get dressed for work, begin commute
6:30 AM - 9 AM - Arrive at train station, commute to work. Make music on my laptop, read, write, listen to music, get a head start on work
9 AM - 4:50 PM - Work
4:50 PM - 7 PM - Duck out, commute home - same routine as above
7 PM - 8 PM - Eat dinner with my family, practice piano with the kid, put kid to bed
8 PM - 10 PM - Make lunch for tomorrow, iron clothes, chat with wife, make more music

I've been slipping off this lately (I got out of my exercise habit right when the seasons changed, was was a real one-two punch!), but when I was on this habit it worked out really well.
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get out while you can!! =P Alot of time I regret wasting on that game

As for routines, I probably couldn't even hold it if I made one. I tend to be spontaneous with social plans and other things popping up here and there
Hear, hear! A few years ago I played FF11 (same poison, different brand) to play with a bunch of my friends that seemed to enjoy it a lot. About 2 months and a lot of waste hours later, I quit. It wasn't easy, but counting all the hours I "played" the game (most of it seemed like work, actually), and seeing how much MORE time I was going have to play the game just to keep up with my friends (so I could play with them, the whole point!) gave me the motivation I needed to hit "uninstall".

Those mmorpgs are bad news, just say no.
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My routine sucks.

8.30 get up, dressed and check email
9.30 realise it's time to go to work and I can't find my shoes/bag/hat/key
9.45 leave house and walk to work
10.05 arrive at work, work, run out of stuff to do, browse the net
13.00 go to sainsburys to pick up lunch, eat it at my desk
16.00 leave work, walk home
16.30 get home, sit at computer waiting for husband to get in with kids
17.00 kids get in, husband makes dinner, I continue browsing/chatting online
18.00 eat dinner and send the kids to bed, chat with husband
19.30 husband goes to work, I pretend to be a blogger but end up wasting time online
1.00 husband gets home, we chat and watch CSI, I keep randomly surfing
2.00 we go to bed

I waste so much time online, and I have so much stuff I could be doing. I should make better use of my time.
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Here's what I've been doing for about the past 6 months.

05:30 - 06:00 wake, personal hygene (forgotten by most geeks), take care of dog, get dressed, check e-mail
06:00 - 06:30 Commute to work. (I generally listen to audiobooks of the classics... 1984, One Flew over the CooCoo's Nest, etc)
06:30 - 07:30 Morning blog routine. (With my job, I have to try to keep current on technologies)
07:30 - 11:00 Work
11:00 - 12:00 Business development lunch with whomever (ala: Never Eat Alone book)
12:00 - 17:30 Work
17:30 - 18:30 Commute home (about 30 min in, and 60 home.. I hit the evening rush)
If friends are over: (averages about twice a week)
18:30 - 18:45 Check/respond to e-mail, Wind down.
18:45 - 20:00 Dinner, discussion of various topics, etc.
20:00 - 22:30 Games or tv (Generally playing Catan, or dealer's choice poker)
22:30 - 23:00 Shower, check e-mail, and go to bed.
If friends aren't there:
18:30 - 19:30 Check/respond to e-mail, Wind down (play counterstrike, etc)
19:30 Announce to the wife that I am home. (before my unwind time, I will generally be snappy at anything she has to say. After my unwind time, I'm a pleasent person. Heavy traffic makes me very irritable)
19:30 - 20:30 Dinner, and discussion of her/my day, and scheduling stuff
20:30 - 22:30 Projects around the house
22:30 - 23:00 Shower, check e-mail, and go to bed.

You'll note that I work 10 hours. I work Mon -> Thr, and have Fri to make up any lost time.
You'll also note that I didn't list tv up there... I generally watch a total of about 2 hours a week. (House, and whatever else... usually during dinner)

Weekends:
07:30 Wake
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23:00 Bed


I need to add exercise into my schedule... Most likely will be combo of yoga and kettlebells.
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Cool My daily time usage

I've gone so far as to monitor my days down to the nearest 5 minutes. Here is a few samples from September:

Thursday ( Work and sport)

From To Activity
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00:15 08:30 Sleep
08:30 09:05 Getting Ready
09:05 09:20 Driving
09:20 18:30 Work
18:30 18:45 Driving
18:45 19:10 Rest
19:10 19:45 Dinner
19:45 22:00 Broomball (www.broomball.com.au)
22:00 22:20 Surfing
22:20 22:40 Shower
22:40 23:15 Surfing
23:15 23:45 TV
23:45 8:30 Sleep


Friday (with extra hours at work to cover the afternoon shift)

From To Activity
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23:45 08:30 Sleep
08:30 08:55 Getting Ready
08:55 09:10 Driving
09:10 22:10 Work
22:10 22:25 Driving
22:25 22:50 Work
22:50 23:15 Shower
23:15 23:45 Surfing
23:40 10:20 Sleep


Saturday (relaxing and partying)

From To Activity
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23:40 10:20 Sleep
10:20 10:25 Getting Ready
10:25 10:40 Driving
10:40 11:00 Work
11:00 11:15 Driving
11:15 11:40 Breakfast
11:40 12:05 Surfing
12:05 12:30 Tidying
12:30 15:00 Games
15:00 15:30 Lunch
15:30 16:00 Nothing
16:00 16:10 Cash Count
16:10 16:45 Stuff
16:45 17:15 Shower
17:15 17:30 Getting Ready
17:30 19:30 Stuff
19:30 02:00 Party
02:00 02:15 Going to bed
02:15 02:35 Reading
02:35 11:40 Sleep


I found monitoring my time usage gives great insight into where the time goes and figuring out connections between my activities and how I feel. For example, a lack of sleep causes me to feel tired Actually, I found if I regularly slept less than 8 1/2 hours, I started feeling more and more drained and that I often needed the weekend sleep ins to re charge or I'd feel worse the next week.

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Typical Day (I'm a college student)

06:30 Wake up, if possible
06:45-7:30 Blast music, Yoga-like exercise, shower, etc
7:30-7:45 Eat breakfast (pretty rare)