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Being in nature
Holiday opens with a long walk around his Texas farm before he sits down to anything. It clears the head for the desk work that follows. Any unhurried walk outdoors does the same job; the point is to arrive settled, not to clock distance.
This is a strong combination because nature gives journaling fresh sensory detail and reflective material that's harder to summon at a desk.
Journaling
Holiday keeps three: a one-line diary of the day before, a reflective page on gratitude and what he wants to improve, and the Daily Stoic Journal's morning prompt. Use one notebook or all three; the habit matters more than the format.
Reflection
Holiday has read Marcus Aurelius's Meditations for twenty years, well over a hundred times, treating it as a daily touchstone rather than a book to finish. Read a passage of whatever grounds you; the aim is a steady idea to carry, not volume.
Creative writing
This is the rule the whole morning protects: do the real work before checking email. Holiday writes for one to two hours; we've capped it at the menu's forty-six minutes. Pen and paper helps; the friction keeps you from drifting to the inbox.