Well, sure. Being love might make people happy, but it's not great advice to give. Someone who reads the article might easily decide to take a walk every night at 9:30. He might have to rearrange my schedule or miss his favorite TV show, but it's not hard to figure out how to take a walk. But if the article recommended having a significant other—or even just getting laid more often, it just opens another can of worms. Most people can't just decide to have more sex, or to fall in love. So including it alongside habits like waking up earlier isn't very useful.
Honestly, good luck to him but it's just self-help "look at me I live an ascetic life of discipline" blah blah. In my mind, it is a little hard to take. "Here's my algorithm: by waking up early, I have two spare hours at lunch to help 2 people, at a rate of 1 per hour then I go to bed and early promptly but not before my nightly stroll about town." Follow this routine strictly for 20 years and let me know how that works for you.
I don't know anything about the author, but sounds to me like he's a person who's not in a relationship and almost certainly doesn't have young children. Many of the things in his routine would be nearly impossible to do for a person who's in a "family"
I disagree with you. He basically recommends a sleeping pattern, having fun, exercising, learning, helping others, finding ways to win. Which of these is impossible for people in a family? If many of these 6 things...lets say 4 of them... are nearly impossible for people in families then you'd think people in families would all be quite unhealthy.
Well, he recommends to stick to a specific schedule (having a walk at 21:30, going to sleep at 22:00, waking up at 06:00, etc) The exact times do not really matter, but sticking to a specific time schedule is problematic IMHO when you have a family because of the non-determinism introduced (especially by the kids).. Unless everyone in your family agrees to follow (and stick to) a similar schedule..
I wonder about this. I'd like to see more posts about love and how to deal with it in the face of software engineering/startup stuff.
Actually, nevermind.
I guess those are not necessarily things everyone has control of. It would be nice if we can all find a warm body to cuddle with.. I know sex is the ultimate stress reliever for me. But for some people, it doesn't come as easy.