No Clock, No Rules, Just Coffee and Smokes

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When do you feel most productive?
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When I think about when I feel most productive these days, it’s not about some magical hour on the clock anymore.
When I worked, mornings were sacred—mostly because if I waited, life and other people’s drama would kick the door down.

Now that I’m retired, the rules have pretty much evaporated.
Productivity shows up whenever two things happen: I have a cup of strong java in one hand and a nice trail of smoke curling in the air. That’s it. That’s the list. Everything else — time of day, cosmic alignment, mood rings — is optional.

I also stopped setting up little landmines for myself, which I used to call “parameters”—imaginary rules about how things should look or be received. Now, I just build whatever I want without asking permission from the internal committee.
I’ve ditched worrying about the final product or whether someone will like it (spoiler: someone always doesn’t).
Now, I actually enjoy the process, like I should have all along.

In short: smoke, coffee, and the freedom to not give a damn about anything else.
Turns out, that’s the real productivity formula nobody bothered to put in the handbook.

13 thoughts on “No Clock, No Rules, Just Coffee and Smokes”

  6. personally I agree with everything stated but the Smokes. After a 2 pack a day habit that led to me having a heart attack at 39 and a stent at 54. I would highly recommend quiting the smokes if not for yourself for your loved ones.

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