tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008862.post2969250726811232500..comments2010-08-23T08:32:46.483-04:00Comments on Notes from the zen kitchen: How do you start your days?Dani Nordinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868255444012592794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008862.post-84167918693562314162007-06-27T22:16:00.000-04:002007-06-27T22:16:00.000-04:00@greg,You know I'm just the opposite? I can't star...@greg,<BR/><BR/>You know I'm just the opposite? I can't start my day working on something - I have to start by relaxing a bit, taking a shower, meditating, sometimes working out (although I have been working out in the evenings of late). If I start working on a project right away, I get stuck in this "need to be moving" mode that ends up getting me stuck in a non-productive funk every time.<BR/><BR/>On the planning thing, I can definitely vouche for planning in advance. I've even created a weekly job sheet that helps me see what I need to do for the week at a glance. I've only been using it a week, but it's been amazingly helpful.Dani Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868255444012592794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008862.post-63366418555513426372007-06-27T15:29:00.000-04:002007-06-27T15:29:00.000-04:00Hi, DaniThis has been something that I've been puz...Hi, Dani<BR/><BR/>This has been something that I've been puzzling over lately, too. I haven't managed to make it stick yet, but I've found if the first thing I do when I get up is work on a project for an hour, the rest of the day just seems to go much more smoothly. No matter what else happens, I can look back at that one hour as being thoroughly productive.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that means I need to do some planning the night before to make sure I know <I>what</I> I'm doing. Otherwise that first hour is filled with a lot of nothing as I putter around looking for something to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002693445478814049noreply@blogger.com