Good options for [[morning]]: [[routines]], # Do not wait for people to wake up ## The problem... - You wake up before people. - [[morning disorientation]] - [[waiting]] for them to wake up doesn’t feel good . - The need to be quiet so as to not wake them up dampens your mood ## The solution... - Do not wait for people to wake up - Flip the script - [[leave the house]] They can call you. Don’t go far, just move. - Root yourself in this solo-adventure - See this as an opportunity to do something kind It has happened before, you wake several hours before your friends. So, get up and go. Don’t wait around. It’s disorienting, and it wastes energy. When they wake and meet you later, you’re drained, not ready to greet them. Instead, plan for mornings with friends that start _after_ you’ve had _your_ morning. Have your own rhythm first. Don’t orient yourself around people who aren’t awake yet. ## Where did the behaviour of waiting come from? - Likely a holdover from sharing a room with your brother for the first decade. - [[We did not evolve to live like this]] ([[individual to-do lists]]) ## Bright spots?