Last night I watched Avengers again, that movie kicks ass!!! Iron man's character needs one small improvement. He talks to his suit multiple times through out the movie and names it "Jarvis". I think he should paint his suit black, give it dread locks, and rename it "Ben Jarvis Green Ellis" because it can take so many knocks without going down. The movie would also be free from critics like Jemele Hill.
Like most Americans I have a relatively strict routine. Not every day is going to be the same, but before I wake up I'm about 90% sure whats going to happen the next day in my life. Even with this future knowledge I still have room for spontaneous moments throughout the day. I've broken the routine down into 3 stages that I think most people can relate to.
Time of day is all relative to what you do, so morning for a poker player is around 11am while morning for the majority of the working class is around 6am, however it makes little difference. Coffee makes mornings 100x better, the smell, the taste, and the stimulation. This is the point of the day where you prepare yourself for work. For some people it means drying your hair and puting on make up before you go out. For others it means going to the gym and preparing any information you need to go about your day.
The 2nd stage of your day is work. You put in whatever time you need to take care of business. You work hard, think, stress, burn out, improve.
The 3rd stage begins when you come home to relax. Any worries you had during the day should melt away and you should focus on inner happiness. After all, whats the point of working if you can't be happy after a day of hard work?
From day 1 of my life my father has instilled logic into my thought process. Logic from an early age made my communication skills suffer while my analytic and math skills excelled beyond my piers. I'm happy for that, I find enjoyment out of solving puzzles and abstract problems. Taking an analytical approach to improving our routines is a great way to improve happiness. The things we can control will always effect the things we can't control, and how we deal with them.
Nothing sets up my day better than cooking a great breakfast and exercising. I spend at least 1 hour a day at the gym or going to yoga. The combination of the 2 is absolutely amazing, while I'm on the brink of benching 250, I can also touch my toes. Yoga is incredible for easing and preventing pain within your body, especially for people who spend over 5 hours a day in a computer chair.
Work sucks, get over it. Every job has its ups and downs, nobody is free from stress. For someone to think their job is harder or more important than someone else's, is silly, we all have a part to play in this world. The best you can do to make your work better is to stay healthy. Eat protein during the day and drink water, socialize when you can.
For myself, and most poker players, the hardest part of the day comes after work is done. We all know what we have to do on the felt to own souls, but not many of us know how to avoid replaying every hand in our dreams. Working from home makes it much harder especially when you live in a small 1 bedroom apartment in Boston. This leads me to think that no matter what you do for work, the only way you can relax is to remove yourself from the actual place where you get it done. For a lot of entrepreneurs this might mean you have to turn your phone or computer off to engage in a state where you can truly be rid of stress.
Every stage leads to the success of the next. Maybe we would all be a little bit happier if we just identified the stage that gives us the most trouble, and slowly improve it day by day.
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jcinblue
well said