i’m motivated to instill some new habits so i can be more effective with my time, so that i’m able to meet all my commitments at work, as a parent/husband, and still have my mandatory ‘me time.’
first up: becoming an early riser. Simon’s already training me here, but i need to break the habit of a) waking up so i have *just* enough time to get to work and b) hitting the snooze button at least 3 times each morning.
i’ve always envied people who get up early, and it’s clear that if i’m able to do it, i’d have a lot more time to do things. if i get up 1hr earlier for a year, that’s over 45 days of additional time!
so my short term test is this: wake up at 6:30am every day (even weekends, though maybe add an hour), as soon as the alarm goes off (no snooze). I managed to do it today, and had a great morning: a leisurely breakfast while reading email/rss/twitter, went to the gym and rode the bike for 35m followed by stretching, then caught my normal train to work. all i have to do now is keep it up.
