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by ScottAaronson 2916 days ago
While I was on sabbatical:

7am - Wake up, eat breakfast, check email, help get daughter ready and walk her to school

9am - Back to sleep

2pm - Wake up again, shower, eat lunch, check email. Possibly coffee with friend or colleague.

4pm - Time to pick daughter up again!

4-6pm - Play with kids, eat more, check email

6-8pm - Read news and social media, get depressed

8-9:30pm - Help get kids ready for bed

9:30pm-4am: NOW it’s time to do some research!!! Tools: pen, paper, sofa, LaTeX editor, and sometimes web browser to look up papers (but this last tool is extremely dangerous and can lead to procrastination)

4am - Collapse

Being back in Austin and teaching will severely affect the above hours. But in any case, it’s not like I consciously decided on them, as part of some plan to maximize productivity (!!) - this is just what I fall into when I don’t have other obligations.