I've always been a night owl and never an early bird. It's really not that hard for me to get to sleep early and wake up early anymore, but the complete lack of morning productivity is really f'ing up my flow. I'd love to get up at 6am and go for a half-hour run to get blood moving then come back to a shower and breakfast and still have time left to do something else before my daily commitments start, but even on the rare occasion that I can do the waking up and running part I end up slipping into a time vacuum as soon as I step out of the shower and get where I need to get late despite the extra time I thought I've given myself. What the hell gives?!
Do any of you morning masters have good tricks I can use to reclaim lost morning time?
For some reason, I feel totally incapable of meaningful productive thought prior to mid-afternoon. I've always worked later shifts (not night shift, just starting in the afternoon) to take advantage of this but that's no longer an option and I really have to find some way to JOLT my brain into action and get my ass out of bed and doing things fast. I've tried manipulating my diet to help but in the end a light breakfast of fruit and yogurt fits me best physically. I drink a fair bit of coffee but it still doesn't light the fire I need under my ass to really be productive in the morning. I can't afford to be losing all this time, help!
Do any of you morning masters have good tricks I can use to reclaim lost morning time?
For some reason, I feel totally incapable of meaningful productive thought prior to mid-afternoon. I've always worked later shifts (not night shift, just starting in the afternoon) to take advantage of this but that's no longer an option and I really have to find some way to JOLT my brain into action and get my ass out of bed and doing things fast. I've tried manipulating my diet to help but in the end a light breakfast of fruit and yogurt fits me best physically. I drink a fair bit of coffee but it still doesn't light the fire I need under my ass to really be productive in the morning. I can't afford to be losing all this time, help!