Authors & thinkers
Routines inspired by the writers and thinkers whose ideas have stuck. Their thinking, turned into something you can do.
- 26
- 38m – 5h 43m
- 98%
- Manageable
Very good· 98.3%Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Morning
Because your mornings don’t have to start with emails first.
Very good· 92.7%Brené Brown’s Morning
Using the first part of your day to set yourself up.
Very good· 98.3%Your Valuable Weekend Morning
Because your best hours can’t always go to everyone but you.
Exceptional· 100%Mark Manson’s Solid Morning Sequence
So many morning routines can feel like theatre by week two.
Very good· 96.4%Nicole Vignola’s Morning for Brain Health
Because you need to be able to think clearly all day.
Exceptional· 100%Outdoor Sunday Slowdown
When Sundays go by too fast.
Very good· 97.8%The Robert Greene Writer’s Morning
When recurring thoughts are too much of your day.
Very good· 92.7%Rich Roll Plant-Powered Morning
For when too many mornings start on a caffeine spike.
Exceptional· 100%Arthur Brooks’ Happiness Morning
Sometimes the small wins are what really matters.
Exceptional· 100%Getting Grounded Morning
What let’s you hear yourself think?
Exceptional· 100%Set Your Space
Does your home impact on how you feel for the rest of your day?
Exceptional· 100%A Cortisol Focused Morning from Marina Wright
Mornings can start wired before anything’s even happened.
Exceptional· 100%James Clear’s Practical Morning Routine
For when the routine can’t be taking up the whole morning.
Exceptional· 100%A Relaxed Family Evening
Since when did dinner become a deadline?
Very good· 94.1%Tim Ferriss Five Morning Rituals
When your morning gets lost scrolling your phone.
Very good· 92.7%Set Your Mood, A Morning Routine
When your mood feels all over the place no particular reason.
Exceptional· 100%Charlie Mackesy Walk and Draw
Feel the difference when you’re being really present.
Very good· 92.7%Michael Easter’s Two Percent More Morning
When did last turn up the dial with just a bit more effort?
Exceptional· 100%Rick Rubin Creative Presence Full Day
Where did the creative force in you go?
Exceptional· 100%The Parents Wind-down
For when the day never seems to end.
Exceptional· 100%Your Personal Practice
Some days need a more gentle way in.
Exceptional· 100%Doing Your Day on Purpose
Habits don't happen if you only do them on the days you feel like it.
Exceptional· 100%A City Park Nature Walk
Stuck in your own head? Get outside and look around.
Exceptional· 100%Rest as a Skill Evening
What if rest was a skill you could learn?
Very good· 98.8%Clear Out Your Old Life: A Reset
When the room is full of who you used to be.
Exceptional· 100%Birdwatching for Your Attention
Screen-fried and can't unhook even on a break?
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