| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you read the news or some other activity before starting work for the day? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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I never start working before taking my breakfast and I always watch the news while I’m eating it (I know it’s unhealthy especially now in these difficult times).
[Edited at 2022-10-04 19:22 GMT]
| | | | Susanna Martoni 
Italy
Local time: 01:43
Member (2009)
Spanish to Italian
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| I should do it every day | Oct 4, 2022 |
I generally have my breakfast, read some news on the media and walk to kiosk and buy the newspaper.
I like walking, enjoy fresh air and read the news on a paper device.
I should do it every day, I actually try to do it as often as I can.
This month of October is very nice and such habit seems perfect for our freelance job.
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I am finding it increasingly difficult as I pull even more of the little hair I have left out every time I read something about Britain’s ever more insane leaders. I am so pleased I live in Spain!
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Xanthippe
France
Local time: 01:43
Member (2008)
Italian to French
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As I’m not a morning person, I prefer to start my day going outside for a long walk with my dog.
This allows me to really wake up!
Then, a second coffee and go to work!
| | | | Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 01:43
Member (2020)
English to German
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...unless brewing up some coffee counts as "some other activity"
I actually used to read the news before starting to work, but quite honestly, I gave it up at some point. No need to get myself depressed before translating my first word.
| | | | Metin Demirel
Türkiye
Local time: 02:43
Member (2018)
Italian to Turkish
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I don't read the news regularly. Every time I attempt to, I come across something stupid like a spelling error or an irrelevant term used in the wrong context, which makes me lose my motivation about my job. Even if the text is technically perfect, the news is always repugnant.
But I have my morning routine. I wake up late and spend 2 hours before the breakfast (checking the emails and respond to them if urgent, watching videos on YouTube, blabbing around on one particular WhatsApp... See more I don't read the news regularly. Every time I attempt to, I come across something stupid like a spelling error or an irrelevant term used in the wrong context, which makes me lose my motivation about my job. Even if the text is technically perfect, the news is always repugnant.
But I have my morning routine. I wake up late and spend 2 hours before the breakfast (checking the emails and respond to them if urgent, watching videos on YouTube, blabbing around on one particular WhatsApp group, shopping for the breakfast if I am not feeling lazy, etc.). ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 01:43
French to English
I read the news and answer any personal e-mails and messages before getting down to work. I think of it as a warm-up for my brain.
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:43
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Strange diet. | Oct 4, 2022 |
Teresa Borges wrote:
.... I always watch the news while I’m eating it
Not easy to do....
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:43
Member (2008)
Italian to English
The mainstream news (here it's the BBC and Sky) is all manipulated by the privileged people who decide what the news is going to be today and what you are going to think about it.
Instead, I carefully select the news I want to know about, mainly by using Twitter to follow a number of particular people who specialise in the subjects that interest me such as global warming, alternative energies, protecting the environment globally, hunt sabotage, radical politics, and of course cute p... See more The mainstream news (here it's the BBC and Sky) is all manipulated by the privileged people who decide what the news is going to be today and what you are going to think about it.
Instead, I carefully select the news I want to know about, mainly by using Twitter to follow a number of particular people who specialise in the subjects that interest me such as global warming, alternative energies, protecting the environment globally, hunt sabotage, radical politics, and of course cute puppies.
[Edited at 2022-10-04 12:18 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Lydia Molea
Germany
Local time: 01:43
English to German
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I need at least one cup to start anything in the morning. Everything after that first cup is negotiable
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 00:43
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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A cup of coffee (my cereal killer) and a shower give me an energetic start. In general, breakfast at 9:30/10:00.
As for the news, I leave it to my personal secretary who provides me with the latest news from around the world 😜
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I always get out of bed first.
| | | | | Coffee and chess | Oct 4, 2022 |
I drink coffee before.
Depending on the time I have, I also play chess.
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Generally, a cup of coffee and a quick run on a video game. It's the best way for my gears to start grinding. The news are usually for the end of the day, because no one likes to work demoralized.
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