My Day Ends at 2 PM. That’s When I Have My Bath

This might change your mind about productivity

David O.
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6 min readNov 15, 2024

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Afternoon sky over an European-style city
Photo by Pau Sayrol on Unsplash

I mostly wake up by 9 am. Or some minutes before. It might sound crazy but it is true.

And yes, my day ends at 2 pm. But of course, I don’t sleep for 19 hours. Here are the details.

My Typical Day

I work in my house. I have moved a lot in the last few years and I always had an office in my house.

I started working remotely in 2018, so I am not a stranger to working from home. Been doing that way before it became cool. And it quickly became my standard.

On a typical day, I don’t go out at all. But I take a mandatory walk in the evenings. But we will get to that.

Let’s begin with 9 am.

The 9 AM Mark

I never use an alarm. I don’t like sleep interruptions. It is one of the little enjoyments I fancy. I like the slow wake-up mode.

Sometimes I sleep with binaural beats playing on my speaker. I bought an expensive speaker a few years back and ditched headsets.

On most mornings, I wake up a few minutes before 9 am. But I almost never wake up before 8 am (unless it is not a typical day).

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David O.
David O.

Written by David O.

I observe and investigate things just to write about them - money, tech, creator economy, self-improvement, and more. Not financial advice though

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