For me, a good day consists of...

A really great day must consist of the majority of this list.

• A good breakfast (I love eggs)
• Good music, Amy Winehouse, Regina Specktor, some killer 80's music or late 90's. Today it's "Ace of Base", don't laugh they rock.
• Being really productive, surprisingly productive. You know the days you look back and you're like wow, I got a ton done today.
• Inspired for (at least) a couple hours during the day. Being inspired is my drug.
• Laughing a lot (I love bad jokes).
• Working out and sweating for 45 minutes. My body isn't a temple but I do work out.
• (Mandatory) Playing with my son in the evening. He's my priority, the reason I work.
• Designing in the zone for a couple hours.
• Talking to positive upbeat people. Perpetual negativity will wear you down.
• Few or no iChat Video crashes. Love Apple, iChat is fickle.
• Seeing something outside of work that makes me smile/think.
• (Mandatory) Talk to my wife about her day and the next day's activities. What makes a good day for you?

3 Comments

Anna said on March 27, 2008

Spending quality time with my husband and child makes me happy. My husbands corny jokes make me happy too.

Dan Martell said on March 27, 2008

Allan,

Great list, especially # 7, 12 – you are very wize … too many people put those in the “optional” category.

For me, one thing to add:

• Doing something I feel that makes me uncomfortable (public speaking, blogging [I suck], etc.) – pushing forward.

Mark Nutter said on March 30, 2008

Figuring out a problem or bug that has been plaguing me usually makes my day.