I’ve been considering getting up at 5 or so to do extra work in the morning. I freelance a bit designing websites and working on a long-term Content Management System design with a few of my friends. It’s really hard to find time to get these sorts of things done after work and on the weekends. If I were to get up early like that, I’d get an extra 2 hours of time to work during the day.
Granted, I’m not adding hours to my day by doing this, and I’d have to get to bed earlier. However, that is what I did when I lived in Alaska. I went to work at 6:30 every day. Why? I telecommuted from Alaska with my job in Colorado. I had to deal with a two-hour time difference, and going to work early (and leaving early) seemed like the simplest solution to that.
Another variable: A few times a week, Anna has been opening up the coffee shop – which means she needs to get up at 5am too. Usually, I get up with her and make a smoothie or something for her to take with her and drink on the way to work. After waving goodbye, donned in my bathrobe, I’ll go back to sleep. Today I stayed up, drank my smoothie and a shot of espresso (separately, not mixed), and opened up my powerbook to get some work done. (And read the news – Apple has some new iBooks and Go Red Sox!). Now, two hours later, I’ve gotten a significant amount of work done. I’m not convinced yet I can make a lifestyle out of it, but it seems like an attractive option.
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Go, Brian! Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, right? But late to bed and early to rise makes him or her cranky and speeds up the aging process. Yes! Take it from one who knows….But it’s a great plan. And after all, Jesus got up early in the morning and went out to a lonely place and prayer…..I’ve always admired that and aimed for it. Having kids makes that both easier (the rising up part) but harder (the lonely part), so it’s definitely been a mixed package for me. Mike and I, in our B.C. days (before children), would go to bed at 8:30 sometimes and get up at 4:30. We were dairying at the time, so milking cows was involved, but still…....it makes a good story.
§ #1 By Mom/Kaye at 10:28am on October 19 2004
Back in the “good ‘ol days, mom?”
Brian, if you can get in the habit of getting up early, then more power to you! I think it’s a great habit, though I am bad at doing it. My late papers just kill me…
§ #2 By John Mark at 10:28am on October 19 2004