Episode: 171
You've heard about my 5:15 alarm. The lemon, ginger and turmeric tea. The cold shower. (Episode 122, if you missed the full tour.)
This episode is not that. Because here's what I've realised since: my routine is not the valuable bit. The system underneath it is - and that system works whether your morning starts at 5:15 or 7:45, whether you love a cold shower or would rather resign.
Today I'm breaking down the six principles that make any morning routine actually work: why your morning really starts on Sunday, the wake-up rule that decides whose terms your day runs on, decision elimination, the transition moment, and the protected first hour - the single highest-leverage productivity move I know.
Then you build your version. Not mine. Yours. There's a free workbook to do exactly that