How do you optimize for the week? \ stacker news ~meta

1445 sats \ 17 comments \ @birdeye21 11 Dec 2023 meta

Happy Monday stackers :)

Or is it not a happy day? I certainly understand how much of a grind the weeks can feel like, especially in a fiat world.

I'm curious to know how you like to prepare yourself for each week. What are you doing over the weekends that sets you up for success? What do you wish you started doing sooner?

Please share any and all productivity hacks you've integrated into your typical work week!!

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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 12 Dec 2023

I prep my lunches.

Productivity wise I mostly try to catch up on things I’m behind on so I can start the week stronger.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 11 Dec 2023

I certainly understand how much of a grind the weeks can feel like, especially in a fiat world.

I love Mondays:)) less crowded!

I'm curious to know how you like to prepare yourself for each week.

I usually make some todo during Sundays for the next week, then break them into small pieces, like I only do 1-2 things each day, I like to stay free and no stress 👀

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @fm 11 Dec 2023

Please share any and all productivity hacks you've integrated into your typical work week!!

I try not to work on Tuesdays and Fridays..

Its working

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 12 Dec 2023

Why do you like doing that, just a better cadence for you?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 12 Dec 2023

do you like doing that, just a better cadence for you?

Used to work up to 60 hours a week, got burned. Now try to work a bit less, earn a bit less also, but can enjoy my kids a litle more and help my wife..

Cant complain

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @kenn_b 12 Dec 2023

2 shots of bourbon a bit of a wank and a good sleep

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 12 Dec 2023

Only the essentials I see

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kenn_b 12 Dec 2023

yup:). all u need

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @brianh 12 Dec 2023

honestly, get plenty of sleep. a good night's rest will do you wonders the next day, especially on monday mornings

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 12 Dec 2023

I loveee sleep. Im far more productive with consistently good, longer sleep rather than trying to cut sleep shorter for more work

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @GlobalThreat 11 Dec 2023

i'm developing new features for https://globalthreat.info

2 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 12 Dec 2023

Ah I had a look around, very cool!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @GlobalThreat 12 Dec 2023

cool

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 11 Dec 2023

It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.

– Aristotle

43 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 11 Dec 2023

Luckily i have cats that seem to be quite well read on Aristotle. They take this wisdom to heart every morning and hold me accountable to it..

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 11 Dec 2023

Me too. Lots of screaming and scratching at doors

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 14 Dec 2023

I’m a free-spirited person who loves spontaneity and serendipity, but such wild ways of living have to be thrown out of the window now that I’m a full-time father of two. The old adage remains valid, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.

How I set myself up for success

I write down all the things I have to clear, be it personal or professional. I notice that the act of writing urges me to complete the task so that I can strike it off my to-do list. It also helps reduces mental clutter since I outsource all my obligations onto a piece of paper or a document I create on my phone. (Whether I go the paper or digital route depends on my mood at that season of life.) Anyway, I usually wake up every morning, knowing the one task that I need to complete at school that day. Completing that one big task helps me feel productive, which will translate into a second wind of energy when I need to look after the kids back home.
While I don’t wear the same plain tee like some successful entrepreneurs, I do arrange my wardrobe in terms of colour so that I grab the shirt in whatever colour that appeals to me on a particular day. You want to reduce decision time for small yet image-boosting things like this.
I read multiple books at a time. I think it works well for me because I may read something light during those pockets of time I snatch from parenting. And read something more cognitive consuming when I have an hour or two. I think I’m quite the voracious reader and it makes me feel fulfilled
I try to maintain a meutral disposition and not get riled up by anything. Case in point: my baby girl just got woken up because her loud brother just came home. Which is annoying because I got to end this musing - but it is what it is.