Why does time seem to pass so quickly in the morning? Is there anything you do after waking up to stay energetic throughout the day?
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It’s amazing how quickly everyone here responds, even though you must all be busy and hold high-status positions.
People in busy positions don’t tend to say they’re busy, do they?
How do you perceive time? Do you follow a schedule broken down by the second? How often do you look at the clock?
I’m Dai, a male member.
I usually wake up around 5 a.m.
Before heading to work, I spend the morning at a coffee shop, having a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper.
People say my workplace is busy, but since I can work at my own pace, I don’t really feel that busy.
If anything, passing the time when there’s nothing to do at work is harder.
I make a point of going to bed early so I can have time in the morning and enjoy a more relaxed start to the day.
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I’m Flagmaker, a column writer.
Not every business owner is busy. Some CEOs are hands-on and work harder at sales than anyone else on their team, but at the other extreme, some are the type to leave everything to their employees and spend most of their time playing golf or enjoying themselves. They may even reply to messages immediately.
Your position and how busy you are are two different things.
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My mornings probably start pretty early.
I check work-related emails while preparing meals and lunch boxes for my family.
In the morning, I have something to wake my body up, and I do stretches depending on how I’m feeling.
My basic work isn’t 100% flexible, but things are relatively flexible once I give instructions to my staff. I schedule offer-based work and other commitments myself, so keeping a timetable is essential.
Other people may see me as extremely busy, but since I’m mostly doing things I enjoy, I don’t feel busy—and I don’t complain about it.
Akari
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I work out first thing in the morning, no matter what. My day doesn’t start unless I’ve trained. Even if I’m feeling sick or running on little sleep, I always get my workout in.
I also have to go running at some point during the day. I want to maintain a body that can run 10K at a pace in the four-minute-per-kilometer range forever.
Fitness is far more important to me than business or papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). Health comes first, then muscle, then stamina. Everything else comes after that.
If your body is perfect, you can work forever. And if you can work forever, you can earn several times more than other people—and keep going for hours.
Going on an adult date with a sloppy body is out of the question. It would be disrespectful to the woman.
At the very least, I want to be more muscular than her boyfriend and have a more defined waist than she does.
The women I date look at my body, vow to work harder themselves, and become more beautiful.
A man who wins.
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Once you reach a certain level of status, you can manage your own schedule, so your mornings probably aren’t spent hurriedly getting ready at the same time every day.
Also, people tend to wake up earlier as they get older.
You’ve asked several questions, but I plan my own schedule, usually in roughly 30-minute increments. I have some flexibility, but it’s not like I’m completely free to do whatever I want. I’m constantly checking the time.
I assume the questions about social status and so on were directed at male respondents, but I’m around the same age as the other male respondents, so I thought I’d answer too.
Marika
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