And would you spend all of it on Stacker News?

This is not just a rhetorical question for me. In my country, we have designated a day every month to Home-based Learning. What this means is that students stay at home to complete online assignments and do research on a topic that fascinates them. What this means for teachers like me is that we get to start work an hour later than usual.

Don’t get me wrong, I like my job and everything. But I’m not gonna act proud and pretend that I don’t need this anticipated inch of breathing space.

I still woke up at my usual timing because I decided that the satisfaction I would derive from that one hour of alertness would outweigh the satisfaction gained from sleep. Moreover, the flicker of excitement I’m feeling from that hour of white space prompts me to get up. The world isn’t exactly my oyster, but for an hour, I may perhaps do something different from my morning routine.

Or not. I’m typing this while waiting for the bus that would take me to work. I hope to declutter my work table a little bit. (I know, I’m always about decluttering.) The only thing that I hope to do differently is to post and comment here on turbo mode.

You know, mixing work with pleasure. Clawing my way to the apex of the Leaderboard. Indulging in fast and furious exchanges with whoever’s online now. Maybe learning a new thing or two that would set the tone for the rest of today.

Let’s do it! ✅