What’s the rush? The power of a slow morning
I can recommend the practice; for the last few years, I&#x27;ve gone to bed around 10pm every night, and gotten up at five before heading to work around nine. (Adjust to taste depending on your sleep needs; the important point is to give yourself a few hours to yourself in the morning.)<p>In practice, this means moving discretionary time from last thing in the day to first thing, and I think there&#x27;s great value in that. After all, the things we do with our discretionary time - don&#x27;t we do them because they matter to us? Certainly I do! And I&#x27;ve found that starting my day with them, when I can approach them with a fresh mind, both improves my ability to pursue those avocations, and gives me a better platform on which to begin a day of work than scrambling to do everything at the last minute has ever done.