Now, with this pre-programmed behavior sequence firmly ingrained, I get to do all these things. I had no more time for a peaceful cup of coffee, my meditation or journal writing. The next thing I noticed was that half an hour was gone, and I was running late. In the past, I have always been tempted to use them after waking up: “What is the news?” “What is going on Twitter?” “Let’s check email real quick.” More often than not, I have given in to the temptation. You see, I have an iPad and a smartphone sitting on my nightstand. It also keeps me from going off the rails and into cyberspace: This routine is extremely helpful and contributes massively to my happiness and productivity every day.

This is the routine I follow every morning after waking up: It is an autopilot sequence of behaviors-“a stack of habits”-where the completion of one action triggers the start of the next one. After I wake up, I sit up on the edge of my bed.Īfter sitting up, I drink water from the big bottle right in front of me.Īfter drinking water, I get up and make my bed.Īfter shaving, I brew myself a cup of coffee…

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