Morning Routine
Categories of things I can do
Prepare
- Bathroom routine (shower, brush teeth, etc.)
- Review my calendar
- Review my tasks/projects
- Do chores (clean/organize)
Connect
- With God
- Prayer
- Devotional
- Meditation
- Scripture
- With Myself
- Meditation
- Brain-writing
- With Others
- Breakfast in bed for my wife
- Play with my daughter
- Send a message to a friend
Exert
- Physical
- Walk
- Run
- Stretch/Yoga
- Mental
- Coding challenges
- Puzzles
- Learn languages (Duo Lingo)
Produce
- Write
- Blog-style writing
- Brain dump
- Obsidian notes
- Code
- Personal projects
- Open source contributions
- Make art
- Sketch
- Paint
- Digital art
- Music? (piano?)
Consume
- Read a book
- Read an article
- Review my notes
- Watch a video/lecture
- Listen to a podcast
- Check up on the latest news
Rocks
Starting my day with 20 push-ups followed by a cup of coffee helps me wake up and stay up.
My Ideal Morning
I like getting up early so I have a lot of time to myself in the morning
If I got up as early as I wish I did
| Time | Activity | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30 | Wake | 1 |
| 4:31 | Potty | 4 |
| 4:35 | Shower | 10 |
| 4:45 | Bathroom routine + get dressed | 15 |
| 5:00 | Coffee + Connect | 30 |
| 5:30 | Prepare | 15 |
| 5:45 | Light Yoga | 15 |
| 6:00 | Produce | 45 |
| 6:45 | Consume | 30 |
| 7:15 | Free time | 15 |
| 8:00 | Start work | 45 |
If I get up around my normal time
5:30 - Wake
5:31 - Potty
5:35 - Shower
5:45 - Bathroom routine + get dressed
6:00 - Coffee + Connect
6:30 - Prepare
6:45 - Light Yoga
6:55 - Produce
8:00 - Start work
With just 1 hour
7:00 - Wake
7:01 - Potty
7:05 - Shower
7:15 - Freshen + get dressed
7:30 - Feed and let out Lolo
7:35 - Coffee + Connect
- Scripture or meditation or prayer or journaling
- make breakfast for D
7:50 - Prepare
8:00 - Start work (prepare for the work day)