Peter Vander Wall argues that elaborate morning routines kill productivity by eating up hours and making your whole day feel broken if you skip one thing. Pick two or three high-impact actions instead of an exhausting checklist that keeps you from actual work.
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Your morning routine is killing your productivity. Everyone wants this ideal morning routine, right? You get up, you take a cold shower, you wait 90 minutes to have your coffee, you meditate, you get sunlight, you recite your affirmations in the mirror, you go to the gym, and before you know it, it's 2pm and you've got nothing done. A morning routine is something you do that sets you up to win. If this routine takes all freaking day, is that really winning? If you miss one thing off your list, is your whole day ruined? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, you've got a problem, my friend. You need to simplify. Find two to three things that really matter and focus in on because.