Creative Morning Routine
Sheehan shares his unique morning routine where he takes time to let his brain wake up slowly, allowing for moments of inspiration that lead him straight to his laptop to start writing. His process involves wandering, having multiple coffees, and even running home to capture ideas before they slip away.In this clip
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I'm trying to optimize my daily routine. I'm a lawyer (specialized in corporate law) and a writer. I have 7 novels written, but none published yet. I'm trying to schedule a daily time for editing/re-writing and a time for creative writing (writing new things). I'm also trying to improve my physical fitness by going to the gym to lift weights from Monday to Friday and doing cardio on weekends. I'm aiming to have two deep work sessions daily (one for writing and one for law), for about two hours each, and about one or two hours for shallow work. Additionally, I'm scheduling a couple of hours per day for reading: one for reading novels and one for reading non-fiction; ideally fiction in the evenings and non-fiction in the mornings. Here's what I've scheduled so far: - 06:00 to 06:30: Waking up and writing down dreams (for psychoanalytical purposes). - 06:30 to 07:00: Breakfast and checking my agenda for the day. - 07:00 to 08:00: Reading non-fiction. - 08:00 to 09:00: Exercise. - 09:00 to 10:00: Shower, getting ready, and reading some news. - 10:00 to 11:00: Legal shallow work. - 11:00 to 13:00: Legal deep work. - 13:00 to 14:00: Lunch and checking messages from friends and family. - 14:00 to 15:00: Shallow work (legal or regarding writing). - 15:00 to 17:00: Deep work (writing and editing). - 17:00 to 18:00: Hobbies (music, drawing, painting, taking walks). - 18:00 to 18:30: Meditation. - 18:30 to 19:00: Dinner. - 19:00 to 20:00: Reading fiction. - 20:00 to 22:00: Quality time with my girlfriend. - 22:00 to 06:00: Sleep. Does that make sense, or should I make some changes, like moving exercise to the evenings instead of the mornings?
Let's say I wake up at 5 am, study/read for several hours, and then when sunrise comes, I go outside for a jog before my 9-5 starts at 9 am. What are some good morning habits for me? I like cold brew as well.
Would waking up at 7, getting out of bed at 7:30, going for a walk, and then having a coffee and reading a book from 8 to 8:30 before I begin work be a good morning routine?