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Ask Flex / The whole 9-5 day

Ask Flex

Same routine every day? How do you break it?

"Work, eat, sleep, repeat. Same routine every day."You asked Google. Flex answered.
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Flex's short answer

You don't have to blow up the routine, just add one small thing to it that's yours. The easiest room for that comes from taking repeat work off your plate at the job.

✱ The video

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✱ Flex's tips

Add one thing that is yours.

1

Change one small thing

A new walk route counts.

2

Put one thing on the calendar

Weekly, and just for you.

3

Swap one evening chore for a want

Once a week.

4

Hand off the repeat work

The same tasks every day are the easiest to hand to AI.

Try this in your own Claude or ChatGPT

My days look like this: [describe]. Suggest 3 small changes that would make my week feel less like the same day on repeat, and which parts of my job AI could take so I have room for them.

Before you paste work stuff into any AI, check what your company allows.

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✱ What people ask
Is it normal to have the same routine every day?

Very. A routine is fine. It only hurts when none of it is yours.

How do I survive a 9 to 5?

Keep your mornings and evenings for yourself, and hand the repeat work to AI. Flex has a page on it.

Is a 9-5 worth it?

It can be, if it leaves you something. Flex has a page on it.

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