How are you Spending your Days?

Posted By: Bob Buskirk on April 29th, 2009
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For most of us summer is right around the corner. Here is Pittsburgh we have been experiencing amazing weather for the past week. It just makes you want to go outside and enjoy it. I am fortunate enough to be able to have a good amount of free time to enjoy the nice weather. Although some days I can be crushed with work so I don’t get to enjoy it that much. Enjoying nice weather can be really relaxing and just gets your mind off work, but how can you fit it into your work day? Here are a few tips…

The easiest way to enjoy the nice weather is to take your lunch outside with you. Over the past week I’ve had a lot of work to do, but I have been able to get outside for my lunch each day. I finally put the chairs and the table on the deck, now I have a nice place where I can enjoy the sun and my lunch at the same time. If you are working in an office maybe find a nice place nearby to have lunch like a small park or public area.

If you work from home like me you know that your office space can get quite boring and that causes you to be less motivated. I always suggest getting out of the office at least once a week if you can. Since it is nice out try and find a place to work at that has a nice patio or deck that’s outside. There are not that many in Pittsburgh, but a few include Panera Bread, Starbucks, and Crazy Mocha.

Now this final tip is a bit drastic, but I actually know a few people that work this way. Instead of wasting their day inside and working they do all their work at night, say from 6-12 or something like that. I actually did this for a while a few summers ago. My girlfriend and I would spend the day at the pool or out somewhere then when we would get home we would do work. It’s hard to keep this up, but it allows you to enjoy most of the day.

When the weather is nice make sure you are making time to enjoy it!

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8 Responses to “How are you Spending your Days?”

Colin Dean said on April 29th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

You could pull off the 28 hour day, too.

http://xkcd.com/320/

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josh zehtabchi said on April 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

do you guys have a coffee shop called ‘the daily grind’ up there? that’s my all time fav place to work!

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Bob Buskirk Reply:
May 12th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
No we don’t, I’m usually at starbucks or panera

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Shawn Knight said on May 1st, 2009 at 4:18 am

Working at night is a great idea and something I do quite often. It can be tough to get things done during the day as there are always distractions – errands to run, house cleaning, TV shows, hanging out with friends, chatting, etc… all of this takes away from valuable work time.

But at night, this all disappears. Things are much more peaceful and there are zero distractions – the perfect working environment!

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Women's Clothes said on May 1st, 2009 at 6:08 am

My brother just got a new laptop and I thought ‘Great, now I can work outside when it’s hot this summer’…err, nope…signal doesn’t reach the garden! Might have to boost it somehow!

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Ricky Peterson said on May 1st, 2009 at 6:46 am

Working all day in peace is good idea. My house is near the hill situated in internals of Niagara falls where i spend my of my time doing research & do blogging sometimes. Many a times it is very much important to manage your time when you have set priorities for different work to deal with.

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Play Games Win Prizes said on May 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 am

Working at night is very difficult because you tend to burn yourself out during the day

-Mike

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Kitchen Cabinets said on June 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am

foooooooooood! hahaha

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