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Arne Mertz

Alarm goes at 5:30 am

Get up, shave, shower, dress...

Work on the Blog or private projects until 6:30-7:00 (ish)

If at hotel (traveling a lot) get breakfast there, else get it on the way to work and eat when arrived there

Arrive at the office (company or customer's) between 7:30 and 8:30, depending on the morning and commute times

First thing at the office: Get some coffee!

Open personal "weekly TODO" Trello board

If it's Monday, organize the tasks for the week

Start working on the highest priority cards for the week. Can be documentation, organizational stuff, development,...

Interruptions due to more urgent tasks are common

Maybe a meeting (online or in person)

Also: more coffee

If at the company office, maybe a break for foosball with colleagues

At about 11:45-12:00 off to lunch break (~30-45 mins)

Some coffee, some chitchat, some reading on the webs until 1 pm

Daily standup at 1 pm

More cards, more coffee. Maybe another match of foosball

Maybe more meetings, e.g. backlog grooming

If there's time, some more reading

If it's Wednesday and I'm at the customer's office, get to the train home at about 4 pm

Else work until 5, 6, rarely 7 pm

If at the hotel, more personal projects, then some chatting and maybe a movie

Else get home or some spare time activities

To bed at about 10 pm (ish)