I started my day at 5:30am, started my workday at 10:00am, and it was the best morning I ever had and most productive day I ever had.

I'm a huge fan of waking up early, but never *really* did it. The last 3 months I made it a goal to wake up every day at 5:30am, and after a month or so it just felt normal. I'd wake up, brush my teeth, take a 15 minute walk around my block, and then it was 6:15. Then I'd make a cup of coffee, sit in my bed, put my phone up, and just think. I'd think about my day, how I feel about my job, my coworkers and friends and family, what I'm looking forward to doing in the day, what I'm looking forward to doing in my life, how money is tight, how I'm so thankful for everything I have, how i should probably clean my room. Just random stuff.<br><br>Then, at 7:00, I'd go for a 45 minute run. I'm a runner, and going for a run in the morning is the best. I feel like I own the whole world because I'm out running by myself, and the streets are empty, and the sun is coming up. I run around a park with a disc golf course and if I'm lucky I get to see a guy or two playing and I always say "good morning" and they always say "good morning" and I feel like I'm part of a secret little club of morning runners and morning disc golfers. I feel like a boss. Then I get home, and it's 8:00AM, and I shower and make myself some breakfast, and it's 8:30. I do some stretching and read some news and fuck around on chambers for a bit, and it's 9:30, and then I get ready for work.<br><br>I leave my house at 9:45, and it's a 15 minute drive to work, so I get to work at 10:00. Right at 10:00 I'm sitting at my desk with all my shit in order, my breakfast is fully digested, I'm not tired at all, I've already gone for a run and had a cup of coffee and a full breakfast, and I feel like I own the fucking world. I'm so productive and just feel so good all day, even if I'm doing the most boring shit ever. I feel like I'm able to get through anything.<br><br>I know this isn't a particularly original post, or a particularly compelling life hack, but I just wanted to share it because it genuinely has improved my life. If you're the kind of person who wakes up 15 minutes before you have to leave for work, and then you're at work and you're like "oh shit I really wish I was at home in my pajamas", just wake up earlier tomorrow. And don't immediately get ready for work. Take your time. Take a little walk, go for a little run. Do some yoga. Just sit and drink a cup of coffee and fuck around for a bit. It's the best.