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I've been waking up at 5am for the past 5 months so I can head to the gym (my first telecom meeting starts at 7am). Because no one is ever going to bother me between 5am and 7am, I've been able to consistently got to the gym at least 3x per week (trying to bump it up to 5x per week for the new year).

I started doing this because it was very difficult for me to consistently go to the gym after work. Things come up, I get tired, friends want to hang out, sometimes I just want to relax after work. But getting up and getting my workout done in the morning has many benefits: Being physical in the morning gives me an energy boost and is a great wake up call, I get my workout out of the way and I don't have to think about it the rest of the day, the gym in generally empty compared to the afternoon, helps me control my sleep cadence, and I feel great knowing that I already accomplished something significant so early in the morning (My whole workout usually spans between 1.5 and 2 hours, I do a lot of stretching and like to take my time). I also try my best not to use my phone aside from music and my workout/fitness apps.

Since I've had such great results from this, I'm thinking of trying to switch it up by working on my side project in the morning and attempting to do the gym in the evening.

What's the best way to contact you with regards to submitting a resume for a one of the open positions?

I would love to know more about the Product Manager position in the San Jose office. What would be the best way to reach you? Feel free to ping me at edgar86m [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Where did you get $1.1 million?

What is the significance of this line? "taking a pre-tax charge of $35 million in the process" It cost them 35 million to lay off 1,100 folks? They are getting a tax cut?

I stopped drinking for about a month in order to diet. I was doing Paleo. I was doing it pretty hardcore, so I avoided drinking all together. I did feel better, but going out on the weekends was a bit of a bummer since everyone else was drinking. It's like the old saying goes: It's annoying being the only drunk person at a party or being the only sober person at a party.

I'm off the diet now, though I've been thinking of starting it up again next month, and recently started drinking a bit more on the weekend. It helps me unwind and have a good time time. My girlfriend and I usually bring a flask of rum to the bars, that way we don't spend a ton of money on drinks (it really adds up). So we usually try to keep it to 1 drink at the bar per night on the weekend and then use the rum to keep the buzz going.

I love what you mention about thoughts...

I am relatively new to it (few months) but have found what I was looking for simply by understanding that I am not my thoughts, that without them I still exist. I began to understand that thoughts are a lot like weather, or like throwing a rock in a pond. For me, I was able to move from that realization to being able to not get swept up in thoughts.

Is there a personal e-mail I could contact you through? I've been in a rut for a number of years now (had a company that succeeded, was unhappy, now I don't really know what to do) and recently my thoughts about the future have been driving me a bit insane.

I tried to find a way to DM you on Hacker News, but that doesn't seem to be a feature.

I have my email on my account page.

I'm also doing a masters swimming program (3 times a week). It definitely helps, I've never taken proper swimming lessons so it's a nice activity to focus on and improve.

Great idea! Outline of how you did this?

Can you actually explain what Zuckerburg did? I'm quite interested.

Why is that?

What exactly does that mean if you don't mind me asking?