Waking Up Earlier. Three Months Reflection
I gave myself a birthday gift - "To Wake Up at 6:15 am Everyday", on my last birthday (Jun 2024). This post is a short note and self-reflection for practicing it. I thought it would be hard to persist before I started it. But it went well. I felt a huge productivity boost in the first month because I suddenly made an additional one-and-a-half hour available daily. I used to wake up at 7:15 am but spent the time preparing myself to work (7:15 am to 8:00 am). Now, I wake up, brush, wash my face, get a coffee, and immediately jump to work. By 8:00 am, I have a full good one-and-a-half hour of uninterrupted work. The best part of all is on the weekends - I can now spare time to have weekend breakfast (usually after 9 am) with Caren if she wants to eat out and not feel guilty. I'm a better leader because I spend time planning the work before I enter the office. I'm more well prepared. I had a lower focus after 2 pm, especially in the first two weeks. Fix it by making tho...