The first hour after you wake up is the rough draft for the rest of the day. Write it on purpose.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

Early momentum tends to persist. Whatever pattern the first hour establishes, rushed and reactive or slow and deliberate, sets a tone the rest of the day mostly follows, partly because you are tired later and defer to whatever is already running. Nothing is determined by it, and a lot is influenced.

Decide one thing that happens in your first hour and protect it. It does not have to be impressive, only chosen, since the point is that the day starts with something you picked.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What happens in your first waking hour without any decision?

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