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Working an office cube job will suck your soul.
How to stay winning and get ahead of 98% of your peers:
How to stay winning and get ahead of 98% of your peers:
Disclaimer:
Not every piece of advice works for everyone.
You must finetune the advice below to your own needs to reap the most benefits.
Let's get started.
Not every piece of advice works for everyone.
You must finetune the advice below to your own needs to reap the most benefits.
Let's get started.
Like many of you, I myself work in an office a couple of days a week.
For years I've let this slow me down.
My eating habits
My training
My activity
My sleep
They all suffered because my boss had other plans for me.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
For years I've let this slow me down.
My eating habits
My training
My activity
My sleep
They all suffered because my boss had other plans for me.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
Of course, working in a scruffy office building with bad lighting and not going outside as much as you'd want isn't ideal
But there are ways to mitigate the negative side effects, as many of us aren't in a position to quit our job right away.
Let me take you through them 👇
But there are ways to mitigate the negative side effects, as many of us aren't in a position to quit our job right away.
Let me take you through them 👇
1. Work on your goals before work
Probably the most important of all.
If you ever want to fulfill your dream of living on your own terms, you must build a business on the side.
It's best to do this in the morning when you're still fresh and the most creative.
Probably the most important of all.
If you ever want to fulfill your dream of living on your own terms, you must build a business on the side.
It's best to do this in the morning when you're still fresh and the most creative.
Now, I understand when you aren't in a position to do as such when you're on extremely early shifts for example.
In such cases, at least attach working on your business to a fixed moment in your day.
In such cases, at least attach working on your business to a fixed moment in your day.
For example, work on your business every day for 30 mins before or after dinner.
This way the work will become habitual and creativity will flow to you more naturally.
I've tried this myself.
Trust me, it works.
This way the work will become habitual and creativity will flow to you more naturally.
I've tried this myself.
Trust me, it works.
2. Move at the start of your day
As an office doesn't support moving your body, you must take matters into your own hands.
So my advice is to move first thing when you wake up.
Stretch
Walk
Run
Lift
It doesn't really matter as long as you get the blood flowing.
As an office doesn't support moving your body, you must take matters into your own hands.
So my advice is to move first thing when you wake up.
Stretch
Walk
Run
Lift
It doesn't really matter as long as you get the blood flowing.
3. Prepare your meals
No office restaurant in history has ever offered healthy meals without seed oils or processed sugars.
So you're best off avoiding this.
Prepare your own healthy meals a couple of nights in advance.
No office restaurant in history has ever offered healthy meals without seed oils or processed sugars.
So you're best off avoiding this.
Prepare your own healthy meals a couple of nights in advance.
Focus on protein and fats and fill up the meals with good carb sources.
Meat
Healthy oils
Avocado
Fruit
Honey
And ignore the fat colleagues giving you weird looks
They don't exist.
Meat
Healthy oils
Avocado
Fruit
Honey
And ignore the fat colleagues giving you weird looks
They don't exist.
4. Get a pair of blue light blocking glasses
Working behind a screen all day has a detrimental effect on your eyes and mind.
We've known this for many years now, but the problem has gotten severe over the last few years.
Working behind a screen all day has a detrimental effect on your eyes and mind.
We've known this for many years now, but the problem has gotten severe over the last few years.
This study found that blue light causes all sorts of problems, such as
Dry eye
Cataract (cloudy eye)
Inhibiting melatonin secretion
Loss of eyesight
Destruction of hormonal balance and directly affects sleep
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dry eye
Cataract (cloudy eye)
Inhibiting melatonin secretion
Loss of eyesight
Destruction of hormonal balance and directly affects sleep
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Buy a good pair of blue light-blocking glasses.
You can even get a pair for the daytime (less red) and a pair for the night (redder).
This will solve many of the issues mentioned above.
I will do a more in-depth thread on this issue.
You can even get a pair for the daytime (less red) and a pair for the night (redder).
This will solve many of the issues mentioned above.
I will do a more in-depth thread on this issue.
5. Go outside every 1-2 hours
When sitting at a desk all day, you restrict blood flow and burn little to no calories.
This will hamper your fitness progress as well as muscle recovery.
When sitting at a desk all day, you restrict blood flow and burn little to no calories.
This will hamper your fitness progress as well as muscle recovery.
To mitigate this, make sure you
Stand up at least every 30 minutes
Go outside at least every 2 hours
Stretch often (more on this below)
Your longevity depends on it.
Stand up at least every 30 minutes
Go outside at least every 2 hours
Stretch often (more on this below)
Your longevity depends on it.
6. Ignore your colleagues
A crucial factor in taking care of yourself is ignoring the opinions of others, especially your colleagues in corporate work environments.
They have been brainwashed into believing that a vegan diet is healthy and that you should avoid saturated fats.
A crucial factor in taking care of yourself is ignoring the opinions of others, especially your colleagues in corporate work environments.
They have been brainwashed into believing that a vegan diet is healthy and that you should avoid saturated fats.
7. Limit screen time at night
You will want to get the most out of your sleep if you want to not let the office affect you negatively.
Good sleep = less cravings, more energy, a higher drive for greatness, better muscle recovery, etc.
Prioritize sleep brothers.
You will want to get the most out of your sleep if you want to not let the office affect you negatively.
Good sleep = less cravings, more energy, a higher drive for greatness, better muscle recovery, etc.
Prioritize sleep brothers.
8. Stretch (a lot)
Your muscles are in a fixed, narrow position all day because you sit behind a desk.
To mitigate this, it's crucial to stretch every muscle in your body thoroughly at least twice a day.
Even better to do it during work too.
Your muscles are in a fixed, narrow position all day because you sit behind a desk.
To mitigate this, it's crucial to stretch every muscle in your body thoroughly at least twice a day.
Even better to do it during work too.
Some excellent stretching exercises to do are
Hamstring stretch
Ankle to knee
Lying torso twist
Cobra
Runner's lunge
Pigeon
Shoulder stretch/shoulder hangs (big one)
Triceps stretch
Forward bend
Child's pose
Research these and create a routine
Your future self will thank you.
Hamstring stretch
Ankle to knee
Lying torso twist
Cobra
Runner's lunge
Pigeon
Shoulder stretch/shoulder hangs (big one)
Triceps stretch
Forward bend
Child's pose
Research these and create a routine
Your future self will thank you.
9. Invest your pay
With inflation rates skyrocketing, you must invest your hard-earned money.
Index funds
Bitcoin
Gold
Whatever you believe in, please don't put it in the bank friend.
It will disappear like snow in the scorching sun.
With inflation rates skyrocketing, you must invest your hard-earned money.
Index funds
Bitcoin
Gold
Whatever you believe in, please don't put it in the bank friend.
It will disappear like snow in the scorching sun.
10. Don't befriend your colleagues
This one is crucial.
If you become friends with your colleagues, they'll want you at their parties and lame after-work drinks.
Unless this is your aim, you must avoid this to keep on track with your goals.
This one is crucial.
If you become friends with your colleagues, they'll want you at their parties and lame after-work drinks.
Unless this is your aim, you must avoid this to keep on track with your goals.
11. Ground
Being inside all day will do a lot of damage to your hormone production to EMF radiation and electromagnetic charges.
Undo most of this (not all) by standing in the grass (or any type of natural soil) for at least 20-30 mins a day.
No doubt you'll feel better.
Being inside all day will do a lot of damage to your hormone production to EMF radiation and electromagnetic charges.
Undo most of this (not all) by standing in the grass (or any type of natural soil) for at least 20-30 mins a day.
No doubt you'll feel better.
I mentioned it above, but I'll mention it again:
Please finetune the points above to your needs.
Everyone is different and these will only work if they fit in your priority list.
Please finetune the points above to your needs.
Everyone is different and these will only work if they fit in your priority list.
End of rant.
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