Just skimmed an interesting piece on
Medium: This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per WeekMuch of this I'd already figured out from tracking my life: my first moments after waking are my best, protein for breakfast. But some were interesting and new: playing songs on repeat help with focus, which makes sense, just hadn't thought of it since I often turn off everything when I need focus but play music during breaks.
Also learned about
listenonrepeat dot com which might be my Songza replacement. I miss you, Songza. RIP. Find something, replace youtube.com with listen on repeat, and it's added to your library. They also curate what other people collect, which was part of the fun of Songza.
Own stuff this morning is very slow. Printing out some forms, connecting with a couple of folks I need to, reading a great set of essays about life, writing, love, etc.—Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a Writing Life by Kim Addonizio. Just read a funny one about her clearing her calendar to get away on retreat and write, and nothing came to her. Agghr!
Have a massage this afternoon.
Then trying out an Indian fast casual place copying Chipotle's ordering line.
Then a meet-up on high performance teams. Last job I had our newest member was in grad school and after being in our meetings a few times commented: "Wow. You guys are really a high performing team. Is this intentional or by accident?" It's one of my professional hobbies. I'm looking to angling in for a discount, best case—free—, to the conference they have planned for April.
From a bunker deeper underground,
Lynx