- morning exercise!
- shower
- breakfast
- 1.5hr work, with a focus on picking up the previous state
- 30min break
- 1.5hr work, usually standup happens here
- 1hr lunch
- 1.5hr work
- 30min break. eat a snack here, ur blood sugar is low, yes even tho u just had lunch!!
- 1.5hr work, with a focus on leaving things off in a state that can be easily picked up later
- enjoy the evening!1
- dinner
- 1hr bedtime routine, including stretching
-
recover from the day with another break-like activity
some important notes:
- this schedule will not work for everyone, because it weaponizes my unique blend of autism (very time-focused, need to stick to a schedule else i will get anxious)
- working for >1.5hr really makes my productivity tank, there's a real cliff of when it's no longer worth it to power through and picking up work later is really just that much better
- think as little as possible during the 30min break periods. low-effort activities like youtube or manga are actually good. flow state comes back more easily when i was previously mindless
- ideas aren't always generated in flow; sometimes they're subconsciously generated during mindlessness, or by coming back to it with a fresh approach
- remember to eat and drink. u r flesh & u need sustenance to do anything
however despite accepting part of my autistic anxieties as things i just need to work with (scheduling, not having indefinite flow), there is still that pesky "self-worth tied to productivity" anxiety that i really should get rid of but haven't been able to shake. any pointers?
