Nine to Five

On the culturally-accepted schedule that actually does the trick

Working with a physical therapist to set up a daily slate of hip-strengthening exercises has been huge for both my mobility and overall wellbeing

Starting April 6, for the next 30 days, I’m writing a brief essay every day and posting it to my Medium account in an effort to get off social media and focus on doing something good for me, both personally and professionally. To read my last essay, click here.

If you’ve been around me for the last four years, you’ve probably heard me go on a tangent at some point about how “working for The Man” in the future would be the bane of my existence.

That, and a rant about all the problems of our modern-day College Kid Consulting Funnel.

In any event, I think part of this was always because of my value system — putting an emphasis on entrepreneurial endeavors, building things and “doing things that matter” — as well as my personal preferences — a proclivity towards late-night work and an aversion to wearing a tie. Yet what I missed in that narrative I told myself was that sometimes, the nine-to-five work-day really does get the job done in accomplishing your personal and professional goals.

Take today, for example. I woke up at 8; took a shower and cooked breakfast by 9:30; worked until 11:15, when I went for a thirty-minute walk to my co-working space; worked until 5 (with a takeout lunch break at 2:30); and had enough…