Mid-day resets

I never really had the opportunity to work on my own schedule or time until I left to join the startup world. The old school big firm life always had the expectation that you were in the office or logged on during certain times and available. While my previous employer was relatively flexible in terms of working from home and whatnot, it’s still the old school mentality driving the guilt of taking an afternoon mid-day break.

Ever since I started working at Secfi, I always really enjoyed these mid-day or afternoon breaks. Most times I would run over to the gym and take a quick workout class to get my mind off of work. Nowadays, I’ve been going on runs, doing yoga on my roof, or just sitting outside enjoying the sun.

Of course, this means that I’ll work into the evening and night… sometimes right up to bed time, but this is a trade-off I’ll take any day. On top of all this, I’m much more productive in the evening anyhow. I seem to get most of my work done between 6-9pm.

My mid-day reset gives me some time to break up my workday. When I’m going through a stressful time, it helps calm my mind and reset for the tasks ahead.