Suz's Reviews > My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired

This was an interesting look at the way a group of people were interviewed on their morning routines. Additionally, sleep hygiene, the way tech is addressed in the morning, the way partners, exercise, breakfast and other aspects of going about life impacts their life. Not accessing phones, social media, emails etc before breakfast and while in bed is a sound idea, which may work for some.

CEOs, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists comprised of the majority of subjects, so I suppose like everything, wealth and privilege need to be considered.

I like routine myself and found it interesting and sometimes funny in the precise foibles and rhythms people have, sometimes to the minute calculation and zero deviation to the plan when it comes to time, food and exercise regime.

I cannot imagine waking at 3am to partake in exercise, the thought makes me want to vomit, but this will make some people happy. The authors provide the stats at the end, with the extremes to each question presented, along with the averages.

Not sure if I learned anything specific as I already lay my clothes out and maintain order in the kitchen before retiring for the night, so this was more of a voyeuristic look on how the other half live. I agreed with some of the more light-hearted subjects who recommended being fluid, not judging your routine to what others say theirs to be the best.

One gentleman said he doesn’t answer emails because if he doesn’t hear back in a couple of weeks the issue must have been resolved, and he’s trained people to not call him by not answering their calls. He does not use phone calls as part of his routine. So interesting. I have to delete delete delete as it comes.

I like this from Shane Parrish, founder of Farnam Street:

I’m not a fan of trying to solve common life problems with apps and software programs. Some basic old school planning and discipline do the job fine. And if you don’t have discipline, an app won’t help. That’s just my take. There’s a certain amount of technology fetishism that creeps in.

I listened to this via the Libby app and my public library.