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What do you do to improve productivity, performance, & quality of life?

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For example, I start off my day with 3 sets of max-rep pushups immediately after waking up. This gets my blood circulating and removes any lingering drowsiness.

I also take a daily fish oil supplement for the myriad benefits (Google it, if you have to).

What do you do?

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thewordpainter
when i'm working from home, i love breaking up my late morning with exercise right before lunch. it allows me to take a step back from the morning work & clear my head. also doesn't hurt for staying in shape!

as for the daily fish oil intake, i am a big fan of tuna fish in oil...if that counts for anything (who says it should be 'ramen-profitable?' tuna fish profitable is more healthy & tasty anyway!)

awaage
P90X every night before starting to work late again!
veyron
Driving ... just the thought of getting into the car and flying with the top down gives me goosebumps.
namank
Do something new...keep learning.

I got far too comfortable in my everyday life. So I joined academia and WOW! These days I'm actually working hard to keep my supervisor impressed - this hasn't happened in a while.

I'm outside my comfort zone - its a new feeling, its a welcome feeling.

And now for the answer you were looking for:

I start working as soon as I wake up. Seems to be the best time to concentrate.

latch
I answer the same way whenever this comes up, apologies for that, but I really think the broad answer for anyone is a simple 3+2 answer:

The three fundamental things you need to do is: eat well, exercise and sleep enough. Sleep 8 hours (yes, this varies from person to person) every night. Eat well, and get educated on nutrition. Don't believe the labels+marketing - just keep it fresh and simple. Exercise every day - it doesn't have to be anything intense...a 45 minute walk or a casual bike ride is fine.

The +2 are the two things you can do to have enough time to do the three above: don't watch tv, kill the long commute.

krav
Have a daily practice which is non-negotiable - as core to your day as eating. James Altucher's post is a good roadmap:

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/02/how-to-be-the-luckiest-...

For me, it's getting up early, thinking about things I'm grateful for while I drink my coffee, then working out, then meditating, then hitting the day.