JameyRoutines: My Quest For More Remarkable Days 👍

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Because the goal isn’t just one remarkable day—it’s a lifetime of them 🚀

Morning Routine

Here’s my current morning routine. It is dialed in just how I like it. Getting up with the Sun is the ultimate game-changer.

Morning Activation

• Wake up. I naturally wake up without an alarm at 5:00 AM ± 10 minutes. It’s bizarre but surprisingly common to wake up at the exact same time each morning. Where I live you can see the Sun around 5 AM in the summer and 6 AM in the winter. I like to wake up with the Sun to optimize sleep and circadian rhythm.
• Check sleep stats. I wear my Coros watch 24/7. It tracks my activity and when worn at night—my sleep. It tells me how much time I spent in each sleep cycle (REM, Light, Deep). I use this information to know how recovery is going and make any adjustments to my sleep schedule.

• Shower. I can’t function until after I have a quick shower. It’s a legit non-negotiable (unless I’m off-grid camping). The sensation of water activates your nervous system to make you feel awake faster. You can even make it cold shower for the last 20 seconds for a further boost.

Clarity Kickstart

• Morning sunlight. My kitchen has the perfect east-facing window, flooding the space with a proper-strong dose of natural light first thing. It’s where I start my day with ice water and journaling. Morning sunlight exposure does all sorts of good—including mood boost, energy boost and reducing grogginess.
• Drink ice water. I drink a pint (500 ml) of ice water with electrolytes to boost metabolism and rehydrate. Icey cold water hits different to better kickstart brain function. It’s the perfect ritual to combine with Sun and journal.

• Journal. Every morning for years now, I’ve logged my sleep stats and written my work and workout to-dos for the day. Checking them off as done in the evening has been a real game-changer for building momentum. Journaling first thing helps you boost clarity, focus and productivity. It unloads your thoughts onto the paper clearing mental space for the day ahead. My journaling routine includes this pen and notebook:

Deep Work

• Standing desk only. If you do any amount of desk work you will feel the benefits of a standing desk instantly. Your posture feels opened up instead of hunched over. And your energy levels remain higher throughout the day. It also encourages more movement throughout the day burning more calories and keeping you more dynamic.
• Enter the zone. Even in a quiet, empty house, I need my AirPods + instrumental music to enter the flow state and do proper deep work. It’s my cue—my trigger—that it’s time to focus. All distractions disappear and 2-hours of execution is completed.

Nature & Giggles Reset

• Play with daughter. Around 8 AM my toddler daughter runs into my office to say hello. It’s perfect timing because I am ready for a break. We usually play with her toys for a bit and then go for a quick walk around the block.
• Quick walk. Nothing beats a quick walk with my daughter to refresh and recharge after a solid block of deep work in the morning. We may go to the local coffee shop (5 mins walk) or take in the morning Sun walking around the backyard.

Power Up & Lock In

• Coffee time. I wait until now for my first coffee. The main reason for delaying it is that caffeine interferes with cortisol, your natural wake-up hormone, which can lead to an energy crash later. Waiting at least 90 minutes to 2 hours helps your body wake up naturally first, keeping caffeine sensitivity higher long-term for better focus and alertness.
• More deep work. Standing desk + AirPods + Sigur Ros music is my formula for flow state deep work. Nothing competes with my morning session but deep work #2 is also highly productive.
• Multiple mini-breaks. Every hour or so I’ll take-5 to do  mobility exercises or shoot some hoops outside of the house. A quick walk around the block or yard or watering the many plants around the house are common mini-breaks too.

Daytime Routine

Here’s my current daytime routine. It still needs some work but we’re getting there. I just need to figure out how to make deep work #3 more productive. Since I can’t have caffeine that late—and I’ve just worked out and eaten—it is always the least productive.

Workout Time Slot

• Weights. 3x per week. I have a home gym in my backyard shed where I do strength training workouts. I combine foundational lifts like squats, deadlifts, incline bench press, shoulder press, and barbell rows with calisthenics. My goal isn’t to break records but to stay functionally strong, mobile and athletic.
• Sprints. 2x per week. Do 10x 20sec sprint with 40sec walk break. Most of my sprint workouts are done on my NordicTrack 1750 treadmill. It’s easier to track times and speed etc. During the cooler months of Brisbane, I can go to the local park hill.

• Mobility. Daily(ish). Posture exercises, shoulder mobility drills, deep squats and lower back/core stuff for mobility, stability and injury prevention as often as possible throughout the day. This can be done at my desk during mini-breaks.
• Long walks (1 hr+). 3x per week. I consider long walks to be a workout and do at least 3x 1 hr+ dedicated walks per week. This is not accumulated walking per day this a single long walk. Given the heat of the Brisbane Summer days this walk is incorporated into the ‘Park Fun‘ time slot below during Summer months. I wear my trusty zero drop naturally fitting shoes every walk:

• Endurance. 1x per week. It feels good to do a big swim or bike once a week. This is your typical 1.5hr+ elevated heart rate cardio session. I love doing a bike ride but sometimes my long walks move into this category if I’m pushing a stroller up hills.

Break The Fast

• 16:8 Intermittent fasting. Simply skipping brekky to get all the benefits of fasting is a no brainer. I never eat my first meal until around 1 PM. Fasting has too many benefits to list but the main one I notice is increased focus and energy throughout the day—especially if you push the first meal back further than 1 PM.
• Leftovers or omelette + fruit. What to break the fast with? My go-to is dinner leftovers: Beef or chicken stir fry is a winner. 4 egg omelette with sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom and feta cheese is also a staple. I’ll have some frozen berries on the side sometimes.

Back To Work

• Deep work #3. The final 2-hour work session of the day is for completing what I started in deep work #1 and #2. Unfortunately, it is my least productive of the day (I am working on solutions for this). I always switch on my fan for this session because the day has heated up. Since I bought this fan I must have saved thousands—it works so well I don’t need air-con.

Hobbies & Skillcrafting

• Disassembling stuff ⚙️. I take things apart and organize the parts neatly for a top-down style photo. I love the way it looks and have fun seeing what’s inside different gadgets and products. It completely takes my mind off anything else and I have a great big workbench in my 640 sq-ft backyard shed/home gym.
• Product photography 📸. Taking photos of products is different than people and landscapes so I am learning all about the lighting and different editing software to get the images just right.
• Videography 🎥. My JameyRoutines social media account takes time to film and edit. I am loving the journey and learning CapCut and the general process of learning storytelling on camera.

Evening Routine

Here’s my current evening routine. It is pretty chill. We always have some fun at the park as the Sun sets and then come home and cook up a delicious feast. One thing I’m working on is having an hour of screen free time before bed—it’s a work in progress.

Park Fun

• Take daughter to local park. There is a big 250 acre open park with grass fields and paths and forest 5 mins walk.
• Kick soccer ball around. Hannah loves to kick the soccer ball around and run around the big open netball courts as the Sun sets at 6/6:30 PM.
• Swings and slides. There are swings and slides and sand pits that she also loves playing in.

We Feast

• Family fun cooking. Most meals I make are pretty simple. Grilled meat and steamed veggies or a variation of that. But it still needs prep so we do it together as a family. I usually cut the onions and grill the meat. My wife does the veggies or salad. And my daughter supervises.
• Big meal. I eat your standard paleo/primal diet: Steak, chicken, lamb, fish, pork, sweet potato, broccoli, zucchini, salads. It tastes good, fills me up and makes me feel great 💪

Relax & Unwind

• Watch TV. We almost always watch a show or two after or during dinner. We love watching engineering documentaries on YouTube.
• Read. I like reading non-fiction but more often you will find me reading the sports pages on reddit.
• Play games. Sometimes we do puzzles or play different kids games for a short period of time in this time slot before bed.
• Enjoy family company. Yeah, just chill and relax after dinner. It’s what everyone does, right?

Bedtime

• Cold room. I don’t have an elaborate bedtime routine. I’ve never had trouble falling asleep or feeling tired at the same time each night—9:00 PM like clockwork. But one must-have? A cold room. I can’t sleep if the bedroom is warm and stuffy, so I installed a split-system air conditioner and set it to 21°C (69.8°F) 🌡️ each night for the perfect sleep environment.