I’ve noticed that the more I get done early in my day, the better I feel about taking breaks later in the day. If I don’t get a strong start to my day, the entire day feels like a slow piston is pressing from behind me compressing with a constant pressure that I’m slowly falling behind.
It’s a recipe for procrastination and feeling pretty terrible in the evening.
That distraction in the morning slows the workflow for the entire day and sucks the joy out of the end of the day.
I’ve adopted a work-first schedule and mindset. My goal is to be doing some productive work task that advances my business within an hour of waking up.
This process does three things,
Finish several hours of work done in the morning.
Feel great about an afternoon workout and spending time with my kids.
Nearly zero pressure in the afternoon and evening as I wrap up the day of work.