I used to wake up and immediately feel behind. Before I even started working, I was already deciding what mattered, what was urgent, and where to begin. Some mornings, that meant checking messages first. Other mornings, I opened my laptop and bounced between tasks without a clear plan. By the time I actually started the day, I had already spent energy trying to figure out what the day was supposed to look like.
So I tried one small change:
I planned my day the night before. It only took a few minutes, but it made mornings feel calmer because I no longer had to start the day by sorting through everything in my head.
Here’s what happened.
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