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How to Eliminate 3 Energy Vampires From Your Mornings

August 29, 2024 | Renée Fishman

How you start your day sets the tone for your day. To set yourself up for an effective day, it’s important to get clear on your plan and eliminate these top 3 energy vampires from your morning routine.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, clarity, conversation, decisions, discussions, distractions, energy, energy drains, energy vampires, executive function, morning rituals, morning routines, productivity

The Biggest Lie — and Truth — About Morning Routines and Productivity

September 20, 2023 | Renée Fishman

I’ve been publishing a daily blog for over five years, and have had a solid morning routine for over a decade. This is the biggest lie I’ve seen repeated about morning routines, productivity, and creativity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, creativity, cycles, habits, morning routines, neruodivergent, productivity, rituals, seasons, writing

The Morning Habit That Destroys Your Productivity — and How to Break It

March 13, 2023 | Renée Fishman

This simple morning habit is the most common destroyer of your productivity — with consequences that can last beyond the day.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, cognitive bandwidth, decision fatigue, decisions, executive function, habits, morning rituals, morning routines, productivity, rituals, sleep, snooze, wake up

The Secret to Waking Up Early, Even if You’re Not a Morning Person

October 19, 2022 | Renée Fishman

After years of waking up at 6 am with difficulty, I have been sustaining a 4:30 am wake-up time for the past 2 months. I am still not a morning person. Here’s my secret.

Filed Under: Life, Productivity Tagged With: chronobiology, fitness, habits, morning routines, mornings, rituals, snooze

The Mindset Behind My Morning Routine

June 1, 2016 | Renée Fishman

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[spacer size=”30″] What’s the secret to a truly productive morning routine? It might not be what you think.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: belonging, energy, fitness, habits, leadership, love, mentors, morning routines, nourish, personal development, practice, productivity, purpose, ritual, rituals, routine, self-acceptance, self-awareness, self-care, self-love, self-worth

The Important Work

December 20, 2015 | Renée Fishman

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[spacer]It was 11:25 am today when I sat down to write Morning Pages, the long-hand free writing exercise I have been doing almost every morning since August. Pen to paper, and suddenly… Wow. Where does the time go? Where does it go? I was out of bed by 6:05 am today. I got dressed for […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: accomplishment, achievement, actions, being, doing, goal, inner critic, inner wisdom, morning routines, outcome, presence, purpose, routines, standards, tasks, time, time management, writing

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