Comment by jurasource

I "automated" (trained?) my kid to make her own breakfast at the weekends so I can sleep longer.

Started when she was around 4, it's easier now she's 7.

Lots of parallels with hacking code:

  * Specific rules (if there are more than 2 stars showing on your clock, it's too early to get up)

  * Trial and error (put cereal in a jar and loosen the lid slightly, put milk in a tiny jug at the bottom of the fridge)

  * Optimisation (if you don't want cereal, don't wake me up, but have a yogurt instead)

  * Enhancement (feed the cat, so it doesn't wake me up either)

I'm not lazy, sleep is important :)

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