I have been working overtime (60+ hours a week), for the past couple weeks. With not a lot of extra time and no particular hobbies, I wanted to create a post for those that work longer than normal hours. What is your routine? As someone just getting into this routine, I find it hard to stay motivated and on a schedule. I work as an analyst at a large AM firm in a top tier CRE market.
Starting my day, I wake up at 6:30am and hit the gym by 7. Dedicating no more than an hour, I'm done by 8 to start getting ready for work. Shower, grab a breakfast bar and protein shake, I'm off to work. Normally arrive at work about 9 or a few minutes later. I have a short lunch most days while I eat at my desk. Around 7-7:30pm, I get off to head home. Most nights I make a quick meal and check my email before I go on a run. I try and get a couple miles in before getting back at around 9. Shower, catch up on the news I missed from the day, check my emails, and then head to bed around 11:30.
Do you find it takes you a while to wind down after your run at night? I've been toying with the idea of some evening exercise. I get up at 630, read for 20-30mins, as I'm physically useless that soon after arising, do some light yoga, run for 20 mins, breakfast and off to work. I try and do some weights during the day at the work gym 2-4 times per week; it helps get me invigorated for the afternoon/early evening work.
I drink a black coffee around 4 and 5 at the latest. Normally ride the caffeine till I get off and the food energizes me. Going for a run feels great as I am normally in the office all day. The warm shower knocks off the edge from the run and reading puts me out. I agree though that weights are definitely hard in the morning. I like to stretch for half of my workout then hit it hard once my blood starts flowing.
I try and get up a little earlier than that to accomplish a lot of the same things; helps me stay in control of the day to be in the saddle a little earlier and then get out a little earlier.
Try setting up more coffee or lunch meetings 15-30 minutes here and hour there makes a difference. It breaks up the day, gives you something to look forward to, and keeps you plugged into the market. If you're in a major market it should be pretty easy to do.
I rotate the days I work out. Usually i aim to work-out 3-4 days a week. If my GF sleeps over, I might not workout or workout when I get home and deal with the crowds. Otherwise, I'll work out in the morning. My hours are better than yours but I'll lay my schedule out normally if I work out in the morning:
5:45 - Wake 6:10 - Gym 7:10 - Make lunch, eat breakfast, shower 8 - 8:25 - Get to work 5:00 to (6:00-7:00) - Leave work 7:00 - 12:00 - Read, study GMAT, make dinner, run errands, learn coding, side hustle stuff 12:00-12:30 - Bed
If you don't mind me asking, what role do you have in CRE? Seems like a full day for a little more than a handful of hours. I have to get at least 6.5 or my entire day I gets thrown off from exhaustion.
CRE lending analyst. Hours are typically around 50.
Dang. I dont know how you can workout that early in the morning.
What kind of coding are you teaching yourself? Are you doing it for hobby/interest, or is there a particular skillset you find useful for your line of work?
I've self taught Java, Basic, VBA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript. I really want to learn Python next. I'd probably say the most useful I've learned so far is VBA because of the excel integration. VBA opens up a whole new world in excel.
Wake: 6:00 Gym: 6:45/7:00ish (cause of commute) Work: 8:30 Home: 20:30 - Get stuff ready - Avoid social media Sleep: 22:00
5:30: Wake Up
6:00: Decide whether to go to the gym or be lazy and browse the internet. 50/50
7:00: Either showering post-gym or already out the door
7:30/8:00 to anywhere from 5:30 to 9:30: Work
Anywhere from 5:30 to 9:30 to anywhere from 10 to 12: Cook, eat, go to the driving range, play video games, watch something, go grab drinks, etc.
Where are you working now (or what type of role)? Been trying to follow your life but it's gotten confusing.
PM'ed
Development though
Do you wear shorts on the driving range ;) lmao
Definitely, my man. When it's 90+ out, I don't golf in pants. I'm not getting paid like a pro.
6 - Wake Up 6:30 - Walk on treadmil 7:15 -breakfast/ read/ email/ work on stuff 8 - Office 5 - Leave Office 5:15 - Gym 6:30 - home 7 - Dinner 7:30 to 12 - Do whatever I feel like
Good work life balance.. what's your gig?
CRE broker at a small shop. It probably looks like less than it is but that 7:30 to midnight is usually when I work on marketing materials, underwriting, take online classes etc. Hours are probably closer to 60+ a week. A lot of what I do can be done remotely so I am rarely in the office more that 45 hours a week though.
My schedule has changed a lot since I've moved to the new job (I'm only in the office 40 hours a week now), but at my old place I was consistently working 60+ hour weeks. When I was putting in those kind of hours my schedule looked like this:
7:00am wake-up/hit gym 2-3x a week (there was one in my building) 8:15am shower/get ready for work 9:30am in office 9:30pm/10pm home (If it was Friday, I always left at 6pm; just a personal rule). 11:30/midnight sleep
Also, I don't work Saturdays, that is another rule of mine. But I worked a lot of Sundays...
On that commuting grind trying to save some $$$. Fairly regimented schedule (wish there were more hours in the day...) I work at a larger investment manager in a major market.
4:45 Wake up, coffee 5:15 Start commute 6:45 Get to gym (near work) 7-8:15/8:45 Work out 8:30-9 Get into office 7 (on a lighter night) Back to gym 8-9pm (normal nights) leave work, start commute home 10:00-11:30 pm Set out gym clothes for next day, get to bed
Will try to get 3-4 long cardio sessions in per week with 1-2 lifts per week. Schedule isn't nice but getting fat sucks.
overtraining a little? :)
7:00 Wake up, coffee/read 7:30 Shower 8:15-8:30 Get to work 11:30 Lunch at my desk 1:30 Quick 30-45 minute workout to break up the day 6:00-7:00 Work 7:00-on Commute home, dinner, anything else I feel like doing
6:30 Wakeup, shower, get ready 7:10 Walk to train and ride to work 8:00 arrive at work, grab coffee and a bite to eat
12:00-1:30 Workout during lunch, eat at desk after
6:00-7:30 usually leave work in this range, occasionally later and almost always earlier on Fridays. Will generally eat dinner at work if it's after 7.
After work I'll usually have a rec sports game of some sort depending on the season, go to a bar for trivia or to play pool or darts, or just go home and watch tv or read. Working out mid-day and eating at work if it's a late one are huge in freeing up my nights.
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