Comments on: Bookend Your Day: The Power of Morning and Evening Routines http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:50:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brandon http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-302475 Brandon Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:15:09 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-302475 I really feel like a slacker now. My alarm goes off at 7 (I snooze it), 7:10 (I snooze it), and I roll out of bed when it goes off at 7:20. Throw on my work shirt and jeans and try to be out the door by 7:40 to be at work 20 minutes away by 8.

When I get home I generally play around on the computer and/or TV until I’m tired enough to go to bed, which it usually around 11ish.

Feels more like a rut than a routine if I’m honest.

]]> By: Deann http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-265653 Deann Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:17:50 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-265653 Great post! Glad I found your site. I’m also writing a post for my blog on bookending one’s day–I will link to this post.

]]> By: Alan David Daniels http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-163504 Alan David Daniels Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:10:51 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-163504 Wow this is inspiring. Sounds like exactly what I need. One thing that does boggle my mind though; I noticed a number of people posted their routines and all they do is lift heavy things, run around and work. With around 5 hours of sleep. Exactly how long can a human do this before expiring? Medically speaking, that is. Seriously.

]]> By: Greene http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-163444 Greene Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:07:41 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-163444 Warning: This thing is long.

Clarification: Styx is a pet lizard.

Not enough sleep?
As for those that have expressed concern about not getting enough sleep in a lot of these schedules, yes, I only get five hours of sleep a night. A person is fully capable of functioning with that much sleep, besides in my case it’s a good way to get used to the the long work days I’ll be seeing in the Corps. I do currently off set this when I really need it with a nap on Tuesdays or Thursdays (no PT those days so I have time between work and the gym).

Feel free to comment if the fancy takes you. Now, for the schedule…

Week Days
Morning
4:00 Wake up, get out of bed and into the bathroom.
– Take Scotch (James Bond) Shower
– Cold water shave
– Brush Teeth
– Dress save for shoes and jacket.

4:30 Buff shoes and finish dressing.

4:45 Study General Orders, Leadership Traits and Principles while drinking coffee.

4:55 Study Philosophy (Stoic or Pythagorean) while finishing coffee.

5:25 Make breakfast and feed Styx.

5:35 Eat breakfast.

5:40 Religious Study.

5:50 Make bed, military style.

5:55 Load gym bag, brush teeth.

6:00 Head to work.

Night
8:30 Leave gym after a solid evening of conditioning and boxing.

9:00 Arrive at home
– Brush Teeth
– Take Scotch Shower
– Pull sleeping shorts on

9:15 Cook dinner and prepair lunch for tomorrow.

9:35 Eat dinner.

9:55 Study General Orders, Leadership Traits and Principles.

10:10 Mentally review the day.

10:25 Brush teeth and set out clothes for the following day.

10:28 Grind coffee for the next day’s brew.

10:30 Retire to bed with a book of war. (Art of War, On War, Caeser’s Gallic Wars, Book of Five Rings)

11:00 Rack out.

Weekends
Morning
4:00 Wake up, get out of bed and into the bathroom.
– Brush Teeth
– Toss cold water on face

4:10 Grab kettle bells and get to work

4:30 Do a set of weighted pull ups and get a core workout in to finish

5:00 Clean up
– Scotch Shower
– Cold water shave
– Dress save for shoes and jacket.

5:30 Polish and Shine shoes, finish dressing.

5:55 Study General Orders, Leadership Traits and Principles while drinking coffee.

6:10 Study Philosophy (Stoic or Pythagorean) while finishing coffee.

6:40 Make breakfast and feed Styx.

7:20 Eat breakfast.

7:35 Brush Teeth, then religious study.

7:55 Make bed, military style.

8:00 Begin with any plans for the day.

Night

No times are given here because this is the least structured part of my week, the following is just what I try to get done at the end of the day.

Arrive at home
– Brush Teeth
– Take Scotch Shower
– Pull sleeping shorts on

Prepair tobacco, Study General Orders, Leadership Traits and Principles.

Pack pipe and head out back to smoke and review the day.

Brush teeth and set out clothes for the following day.

Grind coffee for the next day’s brew.

Retire to bed with a book of war.

Rack out a half hour later.

]]> By: ed http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-163073 ed Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:53:57 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-163073 routines are impossible for me, get called in at 3 am to work ,sometimes working up to 16 hour shifts

]]> By: j'adoube http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-163056 j'adoube Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:06:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-163056 My preferred evening routine:

7pm Filet mignon, single malt scotch
8pm Make love with Megan Fox
9pm Make love with young Britt Eklund
10pm Make love with young Ursula Andress
11pm Glass of warm milk
Midnight Sweet dreams

]]> By: Oisín http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-163049 Oisín Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:35:30 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-163049 I’m seeing a few schedules here which only schedule in 5 to 6 hours of sleep every night. Are you kidding?
Apparently getting this much sleep every night for a week results in the same performance level as someone who has stayed up all night.

Hopefully these are just made-up fantasy schedules, but if not, do yourself a favour and get 7-7.5 hours a night. Being a zombie all day does nobody any good.

]]> By: Hunter http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-162902 Hunter Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:41:05 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-162902 5: Wake up, diet coke, morning cigarette, small portion of lean protein
530-645: Gym – 45 mins spinning, 30 core training
705: On the way to work
615: Leave work and head to the grocery
7-8: Cook and eat something
830-945: Evening gym session
10-12: Reading/News consumption
12: Bedtime

]]> By: Bri http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-162729 Bri Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:21:53 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-162729 Any recommendations for implementation around a spouse that has no routine?

]]> By: John Hooper http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-162717 John Hooper Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:55:29 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=19900#comment-162717 I notice no sex in there. I wonder why that is?

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