Wake up slow without thinking about it at all, then mid-morning do a quick pass through the inbox, only marking the big things for later and responding to real fires. I think that’s the most you should do.
100% on board with this. After a few years of burning all of my PTO on weddings and other obligations, I finally took a week off this year just for me. I broke the week up into parts, one day of knocking out tasks that had been mounting up, one day where I kept the kid home from daycare and got to enjoy her for myself, one day of fuckery (read:video games, binge eating, etc.) and finally two days that were very similar to yours where I shut everything off.
I found myself defending millennials by saying that the kids in high school/early college people complain about are actually the next generation and then realized I was perpetuating the cycle.
You can do those things, but unless you’re printing money, you’re going to have to cut something else out. Going on a bach party that month? Pack cheap lunches, go out less, etc.
It seems so simple, but I was so bad at this right out of school and got myself into a world of money trouble. I wanted to do it all and had decent income, but it goes quickly.
There’s an episode of “Easy” on Netflix where a couple does this. It prompted the conversation for us, and I was shocked to hear my wife say if I wanted it we could try it sometime.
Recorded video interviews are awful. Staring at yourself on a screen, trying to answer a question while getting zero visual/audio feedback from the interviewer, all while only getting one shot at it.
Agreed on this. I live in a moderately sized city and didn’t realize until I began to travel for work how normal it is to eat/drink/explore alone in bigger cities. Very underrated.
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I’m a blue bubble boi, but I think the shitting is heavily in the iPhone’s favor. Green bubble shaming is real.
Wake up slow without thinking about it at all, then mid-morning do a quick pass through the inbox, only marking the big things for later and responding to real fires. I think that’s the most you should do.
100% on board with this. After a few years of burning all of my PTO on weddings and other obligations, I finally took a week off this year just for me. I broke the week up into parts, one day of knocking out tasks that had been mounting up, one day where I kept the kid home from daycare and got to enjoy her for myself, one day of fuckery (read:video games, binge eating, etc.) and finally two days that were very similar to yours where I shut everything off.
Highly recommend at least a day or week to reset.
I found myself defending millennials by saying that the kids in high school/early college people complain about are actually the next generation and then realized I was perpetuating the cycle.
You can do those things, but unless you’re printing money, you’re going to have to cut something else out. Going on a bach party that month? Pack cheap lunches, go out less, etc.
It seems so simple, but I was so bad at this right out of school and got myself into a world of money trouble. I wanted to do it all and had decent income, but it goes quickly.
There’s an episode of “Easy” on Netflix where a couple does this. It prompted the conversation for us, and I was shocked to hear my wife say if I wanted it we could try it sometime.
I drove for Lyft about 20 times when we were stuck with a hefty NICU bill. I had some good conversations but for the most part, I really disliked it.
Any grind bois/ladies out there, if Amazon Flex is in your city, that’s the way to go for a side hustle.
Here in KC, most drivers do both. They’ll turn on both apps and take whichever fare comes first. Pretty good strategy.
*shirt/tie combos
I’ve got a couple that I’ll add:
-The (usually from some place like Kohl’s) pre-made suit/tie combos that are always a weird teal or purple. I see those so often.
-Wearing a vest that’s meant to be part of a tux or 3 piece suit without a jacket. This is such a trash look, IMO.
Recorded video interviews are awful. Staring at yourself on a screen, trying to answer a question while getting zero visual/audio feedback from the interviewer, all while only getting one shot at it.
Power move/dad joke combo: respond to questions about having a kid with, “Wanna hear how I did it?”
*waits for Will to shit on Mulaney
I’ve tried and failed several times to remove “ope!” from my lexicon. It’s apparently essential to my Midwest DNA.
“I’m a small business owner!” Really? Do you have an LLC?
A wise man once told me, “Wealth and debt look the same from the street.”
Fall asleep with the TV on & sleep timer set. I know it probably hurts my sleep.I’ve seen the science. Don’t care.
Agreed on this. I live in a moderately sized city and didn’t realize until I began to travel for work how normal it is to eat/drink/explore alone in bigger cities. Very underrated.
Any “Your Mom’s House” podcast listeners here? Them pointing out how phony he is really ruined him for me.
Pat Reed would smash his opening tee shot a country mile