Down time in the office, what do you do?

As titled. Any recommendations besides mindlessly browsing WSO when you have down time between comments or are just simply having a slow day? Obviously it needs to be done in the office without appearing that I'm slacking my butt off.

 
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As titled. Any recommendations besides mindlessly browsing WSO when you have down time between comments or are just simply having a slow day? Obviously it needs to be done in the office without appearing that I'm slacking my butt off.

Check out the podcast threads and find something to watch for some external learning. Put your earbuds in and act like you're on a conference call so they leave you alone.

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/real-estate/podcasts

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/off-topic/podcast-recommendations

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/off-topic/podcast-recommendations

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Read the news, (am I the only person who prefers the website to TOP<GO>?) Read the classifieds on POSH<GO> twitter, Instagram, take a nap in the nap-room.  Go get coffee, etc.  If things are really boring I'll go for a walk.  I've timed it: I can loop around the battery, cut back across and do an entire lap of lower Manhattan in 55 minutes.  I'll also go bargain shopping a few places I know nearby or go on a long lunch and explore a random hole in the wall in Chinatown or something.

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

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How old are you and how much do you make

Old enough that most of my coworkers have kids.  Enough that I'm not classified as middle class in the NYC area according to the Post.

AM (not WM) is a very flexible business if you're mid-level on up.  There are meetings and assignments.  If there are no meetings or TV spots, and you've gotten writer's block for an assignment take a walk and come back later.

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

Might be the most nerdy shit I’ve ever said but I play chess. Keeps me sharp mentally and is a good pastime while waiting for checks or in between turns. Also nothing more fulfilling then knowing you just absolutely fucked outsmarted the person across from you

 
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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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May I introduce to you a tremendous time-waster called the CFA?

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The poster formerly known as theAudiophile. Just turned up to 11, like the stereo.
 

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

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