[jgalvez]

Since I work from home and make my own schedule, I don't really need an alarm clock, which is great. I go to bed by 2am everyday and usually wake up before 9am.

I wake up and go straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of water. I go back to the room, make up the bed, tidy up my work desk (Clear Desk, Clear Mind -- this is absolutely essential for me), check e-mail, have breakfast (always something simple and light) and then I either go for a 30-minute walk or a 30-minute gym session. When I get back, usually around 10:30am, I'm usually ready to work. I try to get through the top of my todo list by mid-afternoon. Losing focus is very easy. In really important days (e.g., "I either deliver this or I lose the job"), I take Modafinil with my breakfast, which really gives me premium performance. But Modafinil only works for me if I take it only on occasion (4-6 times a month). I've been searching for the perfect morning routine and I've been doing this one since february. It really helped me boost my life in several ways. I manage to work and deliver shit in time (well, almost), I manage to make and try new things, and I've lost 24 pounds since I started going to the gym.