This Enigin Developer’s Morning Challenge
Back in January I wrote that I was going to attempt to become a morning person. It’s now four months on and I thought i’d provide an update on my progress.
Well, it’s gone quite well! For the last few months, i’ve been getting up at 6-6:30am every morning! (except weekends when 9am seems an appropriate time to rise!).
The first few weeks was a nightmare. I’d hear the alarm and sit on my bed for the next 30 minutes resenting the fact that I had to wake up at all! But it’s getting very easy now, and i’m jumping out of bed with energy every morning, sometimes even before the alarm sounds!
Has this had a positive affect on my life? You bet it has. I have plenty of time for breakfast, a nice long shower and I’m usually among the first to get into the Enigin office every morning. (As oppose to being the last!). But the biggest difference is how much more energy I have.
So was this experiment a success? Yup! It’s going to be part of my usual operating parameters in future! (That was a geeky software-related sentence!)
My next life experiment to be announced very soon! It’s a big one!
Photo by Mundoo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mundoo/285220997/
Sanjay says:
May 24th, 2010 at 3:09 am
*Grin* Morning ritual can be so important. I’ve recently been experimenting with making a “healthy drink” in the morning. Being a big coder/geek as well, I’ve largely ignored the actual taste and am currently trying to achieve the highest vitamin and health hit that I can to start the day. This has involved:
getting a blender
buying a bunch of fruit
buying random nuts and health seeds - e.g. hemp seeds are really good for you
buying random green “salad” stuff
Blending and drinkning it
So far this has resulted in me creating drinks that are green! Whilst mixing fuit and things like letuice and spinach may not be the best tasting drink, it certianly gives you a hit in the morning.
Not sure if I’ll keep it going - its in the trail phase at the moment so we shall see how it works out.
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May 26th, 2010 at 8:15 am
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July 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 pm
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July 21st, 2010 at 10:16 am
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ford expert says:
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:42 am
I wish I could write like you as Margaret Laurence once said “When I say “work” I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs.”