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Amul Kumar ([personal profile] amul) wrote2011-05-01 01:31 pm

New Daily Routine

I'm trying to add a little more structure to my life, a kind of daily routine which I can engage in even while I'm on the road.

This is what I have so far:


Choose a bed time
	Set alarm for 9 hours later 

Coffee, Breakfast 	1 Hour
Meditate, Yoga, Run, Shower	1.5 Hours

Work	2 Hours
Break	15 minutes

Work	2 Hours

Lunch Break	2 Hours
	Go to Lunch with someone, clean apartment, or work on a hobby

Work	2 Hours

Socialize, Dinner, etc	3 hours

Draw or practice other art	1 hour
Evening Yoga	30 min



Of course, the big issue with this, as always, is defining what does and does not constitute "work." This makes for only working 6 hours/day, which seems pretty horrifying as a freelancer, but friends who helped during the initial draft pointed out that this is a 7-day/week work schedule I'm talking about. During a crunch time, I could work through the italicized items to give me an additional 4 hours of work/day, while still leaving me with daily effort spent on personal growth and exploration.

What do you think?

[identity profile] dejuan.livejournal.com 2011-05-02 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
This looks similar to what I have in mind for when I start doing therapy full-time. My breaks are never less than an hour, though, but then I would use that time to catch up on admin and decompress between clients. This sounds doable.

[identity profile] amul.livejournal.com 2011-05-02 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the input. It still feels like spending far too little time actually working, but I think I need to spend some serious time defining what is and is not "work."

I sense I'll be reading more David Allen in my future.

[identity profile] maichen.livejournal.com 2011-05-08 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds doable, for a 7 day work week.