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A Day in the Life - January 2026
Mason's Day
7:00 AM
Morning Routine
Wake up 7-7:30
Get dressed
Gather supplies for the day
Cat care
Love & attention
Food & water
Kiss Emma goodbye
Cold weather protocol
Start truck 5 min early
Putz around inside
Dead time or useful buffer?
7:45 AM
Commute to Work
Mental prep
Recite mission statement
Review daily tasks
Intentional focus time
Audio
Usually quiet/silent
Sometimes audiobook (Einstein)
8:30 AM
Work - Morning Block
Arrival ritual
Greet coworkers (minimal)
Turn on heater
Open Cursor
Task review
Review priorities
Check deadlines
Estimating work
Project details review
Bid items & scope
Today: Huntsman job
10:30 AM
Midday - Mixed Focus
Meetings
Today: Dave @ park
Tempest future discussion
Side projects (at work)
masonearl.com
Mason Earl app
Intentional break or drift?
Reactive work
Email checking
Document hunting (RMP)
LinkedIn networking
How much time here?
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
Food acquisition
Drive out or DoorDash
Today: Vessel Kitchen
Nicotine run
Optimize out?
Working lunch
Side projects while eating
No real break
1:00 PM
Work - Afternoon Block
Continue estimating
Three potential bids review
More side project work
Energy level here?
4:30 PM
Commute Home
Grab food on the way
Connection calls
Call Emma
Call siblings/parents
Good use of drive time
5:30 PM
House Remodel
Quick meal
Change into work clothes
Work until spent
What time does this end?
Physical recovery time?
9:00 PM?
Night Routine
Drive back to sleep location
Wind down
Brush teeth
Chores & cleaning
Evening projects
Side project work
GitHub commits
Read
Build ideas/apps
Sleep
What time? 7hrs?
Question / Friction point
Insight / Strength
Time block
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