[draegtun]

Don't have or need an alarm because we have kids :) Somehow all family manoeuvres go smoothly (thanks to wife!) and they're all out to school/work @ 8.45am. I'm straight on computer from that point (I work from home).

Now unless I have work/deadlines I need to do then I'm often just going through my emails & schedule. I find my brain is a bit "thick" in the morning! So any good procrastinating is hopefully wasted here (on HN, Stackoverflow, online Chess etc) and strangely it does help sharpen the mind (a little!)

I then go for 30-60 minute walk and when back make and eat lunch. This happens early so from 12.30pm I'm ready for work and my brain is in far clearer state for coding.

This ritual is something I've now pretty much kept to for last 7 years.