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Jamie Stantonian's avatar

My morning routine begins being woken by my 7 year old between 6 and 6.30 am, sneaking downstairs with him to not wake mum and (on a good day) doing some morning press-ups with him. Then it is making his breakfast and ensure *his* routines become habits (taking the bowl to the sink, turning off the lights etc, getting dressed). Then we play Warhammer 40k or I read to him until it is time to go to school. I drop him off at 8.30 and race to the train to go to work. On the commute on a good day I can grab 15-30 minute of reading or writing time. By the time I get to work it is non-stop meetings, workshops, running research sessions or some form of excel voodoo. We have a meditation room at work but, ironically, there is not time to use it.

Occasionally I naturally wake at 4 or 5 and this is usually the only good productive time I get in the week. Other than now, when he is at French class and I get three hours to write. Which I procrastinating about at the moment, in the form of making this comment. ;-)

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Bryan Kam's avatar

Thanks for describing yours Jamie! Do you ever try to wake up early to get some productive time in? Or do evenings make that difficult?

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David Valerio's avatar

Thanks for sharing, I periodically wonder what your morning routine is likely and this was very informative.

Mine is much less rigorous. I pray the Jesus Prayer on a 100-knot chotki first thing in the morning (ideally) then will read three chapters from the Bible (usually). After that I go straight into my day job work, but I would like to get better at incorporating creative work in the morning.

What time do you start your day job at?

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Bryan Kam's avatar

Amazing. Are you going through the Bible in "order"? For me writing/reading really sets me up for the day. I have my first meeting at 10am usually though it sometimes varies.

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David Valerio's avatar

I have a semi-systematic approach to picking books of the Bible to read through linearly. I’ll alternate between Old and New Testament chapters and try to hit books that I haven’t read before, while also being open to re-reading ones I love (i.e. the Gospels). I’m current reading through some letters from the Apostolic Fathers which has been super interesting.

Nice that your first meeting is typically at 10 AM! My morning schedule is more hit or miss, can sometimes have meetings right at 8 AM and sometimes none at all.

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Caroline Howard's avatar

What an wonderful morning routine. If only I could do even a bit of this! I love that your ear protectors and designed for mining and construction!

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Bryan Kam's avatar

I highly recommend them! But I also have a very loud keyboard...

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Menzer hajiyeva's avatar

This really resonates. It’s practically my routine for years now.

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Alex Large's avatar

Loved reading this! Growing up in the self-improvement ecosystem of youtube & Tim Ferris et al. where all morning routines are essentially the same and are incredibly disembodied and ultimately lame, it's really lovely to read one that comes from a place of individuality and groundedness <3

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Bryan Kam's avatar

So glad to hear it resonated! What is yours like?

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Christa Menegas's avatar

i need complete silence to draft as well

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Alexandra's avatar

Hot water bottle for the win! So comforting 🥰

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Pen's avatar

I found this so calming to read. I love how specific you are with the aromas you use. <3

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