I'm happy you shared your work habits. Ours are similar except that I do my walk first, work for 3-4 hours straight, hit the gym, and then back to work after dinner if so inclined. I have to split up analytical and creative work, that's where I have issues. I can't segue between without hitting a wall.
I worked punching a clock for years—I knew how to work like a machine—working on my own is a different beast entirely.
You mentioned fucking off behind the desk, haha, I guess I did the same when I made "my nut" for the night (over $200 in tips), after that if I couldn't get an early out I stood and did nothing but engaged in chit-chat... unless we had a "George" hit the table to double or triple our money... which then allowed me to call in sick and take the next night off to have fun. I think I had this semi-retired work gig down long before it was fashionable. If I made over $1,000 for two weeks in a row that enabled me to take a week or two off to hit the Florida beaches... ah, such as life.
I remember your post from earlier this year about how you spread your work hours throughout the day. It reminded me of how I used to work when I went into an office, how there was chatting time, water cooler talk, walks to the coffee shop, etc. And yet, we were all still sufficiently productive. I realized that after working from home for so many years, I was attempting to “be productive” from clock-in to clock-out. This was accidental, or maybe instinctive. I had not external reminders or prompts to step away and take a break. This was impacting my stiff joints and aging eyes. I’m much better now about building in walks, eye breaks, and activities that refresh me for being productive.
I'm happy you shared your work habits. Ours are similar except that I do my walk first, work for 3-4 hours straight, hit the gym, and then back to work after dinner if so inclined. I have to split up analytical and creative work, that's where I have issues. I can't segue between without hitting a wall.
I worked punching a clock for years—I knew how to work like a machine—working on my own is a different beast entirely.
You mentioned fucking off behind the desk, haha, I guess I did the same when I made "my nut" for the night (over $200 in tips), after that if I couldn't get an early out I stood and did nothing but engaged in chit-chat... unless we had a "George" hit the table to double or triple our money... which then allowed me to call in sick and take the next night off to have fun. I think I had this semi-retired work gig down long before it was fashionable. If I made over $1,000 for two weeks in a row that enabled me to take a week or two off to hit the Florida beaches... ah, such as life.
I remember your post from earlier this year about how you spread your work hours throughout the day. It reminded me of how I used to work when I went into an office, how there was chatting time, water cooler talk, walks to the coffee shop, etc. And yet, we were all still sufficiently productive. I realized that after working from home for so many years, I was attempting to “be productive” from clock-in to clock-out. This was accidental, or maybe instinctive. I had not external reminders or prompts to step away and take a break. This was impacting my stiff joints and aging eyes. I’m much better now about building in walks, eye breaks, and activities that refresh me for being productive.