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这是狗熊的第12篇英文博客，主题是关于如何设计并实现“完美的工作日”。
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I had a perfect day last Friday.
It started with 45' audiobook reading. I did it as soon as I wake up. I listened to audiobooks when brushing my teeth, having my breakfast, and walking to the bus stop. Before I went out for work, 45' of book reading was done.
On the bus, I usually tap the HeadSpace app icon, select a 15-minute class, and close my eyes to do a meditation. But that Friday I used the 15 minutes on the bus to write a book review note, which could be a summary of the book I just finished a few days ago. It was completed 5 minutes before my bus arrived, which provided me a few minutes to relax.
Wrote a book summary on the bus
There's a big park not far from my office, which I always walk across from the bus stop. That morning, I recorded a book review video at the park with my mobile and edited it with the template I created in the Videoleap app. It only took me 15 minutes to do the whole video-making process. 8:30, I arrived at the office, grabbed a cup of coffee, and got ready to rock the world.
Made a video book review before work
Attended two standup meetings first thing in the morning, then focused on the tasks on my Sprint board. Ran 5k with peers at lunchtime, then had a quick lunch with lots of protein. Kept working on the tasks for a while, then attended two meetings with full concentration.
Ran 5k at lunchtime with peer
At 4:30 pm, I started to review the work, and then had an ease chat with peers. 5:00 pm, took the bus to get back home. Played with my daughter for a while, then had a nice dinner. Engaged with my family, did some reading in the evening.
Played with my daughter in the evening
After working at my new role for nearly three months, I finally designed and tested the best way for me to have a perfect working day.
You don't accidentally have a perfect day.
You need a goal first, and then you need to design, test, and optimize your plan for it. Most importantly, you need to go for it.
Passive waiting will not lead you to a perfect day. Be proactive and be experimental.
How to design your perfect working day
How to design your perfect working day? You need a few things.
At first, you need a benchmark.
Wrote a log about your ordinary working day. Record what your schedule looks like, what you did, and what was your feeling about the things you did. Wrote them down on a piece of paper. Add or remove a few things in the next following days. Then you will get a list of what you usually do in a workday, which is is the benchmark of your current working day.
