I have been struggling to re-establish my daily writing routine, not because of a lack of material to think about, but because of a lack of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n
Especially in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n
I am feeling the need to rework two very important routines: Morning and Night.<\/p>\n\n\n
My mornings are a mess. I am not sleeping well and that leaves me groggy in the morning and prone to wasting time on my phone.<\/p>\n\n\n
I rarely need to set an alarm. I am too often awake between 3:30 and 4:30, unable to fall back to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n
This would be great … if I could kick some sense of productivity into gear.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Instead, I spin my mental wheels. Very slowly. Often for 90 minutes or more.<\/p>\n\n\n
What a waste.<\/p>\n\n\n
And maybe it’s because I don’t have a good bedtime routine on the other end of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
I should be shooting for hitting the bed by 10 pm at the latest. But in reality, I am averaging 11 to 11:30.<\/p>\n\n\n
It’s 10 after 10 pm right now and I am going to act TONIGHT to make a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
I will not look at my phone again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
I will do a bit of old-fashioned reading in a physical book.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And then I will brush my teeth and go to bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And maybe in the morning I will be in good enough shape to start making some changes there as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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