Tax season has officially kicked off and for many of us that means arriving at the office before the sun rises and leaving long after it sets. Working 12+ hours every day, six or seven days a week for three months straight is a hell of a grind. How do you get through it?
Here’s what works for me:
- Good snacks that change weekly (with a combination of healthy and some not-so-healthy);
- Mixed coffees and teas to break up the monotony of the same hot drinks;
- Keeping a good rice cooker in the kitchen so I can make a hot meal in an office environment;
- Keeping a pillow, blanket, and sleeping pad handy because there will inevitably be a couple of days where I just hit a wall and need to shut my eyes for an hour;
- Putting a weight machine in my spare office for a quick lunch-time workout (although, if I’m being honest, my consistency needs a lot of improvement); and
- Large-screen TV mounted in my office – When I’m alone at the end of the day, I’m kept company by my old friends, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Lately, I’ve had a lot of tension in my neck, so I’m considering a massage chair. It’s depreciable, right?
Send your best tips (and massage chair recommendations if you have them) to mikeg@spidell.com.
