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
- 99%
- Manageable
Exceptional· 100%James Clear-Inspired Every Morning
When did the routine start taking the whole morning?
Exceptional· 100%Set the Space Morning
The state of the room keeps deciding your morning.
Very good· 94.1%Tim Ferriss Five-Ritual Morning
When your morning gets lost scrolling your phone.
Exceptional· 100%Getting Grounded Morning
When did you last hear yourself think?
Exceptional· 100%Brené Brown’s Grounding Morning
The brave thing today might just be starting.
Exceptional· 100%Charlie Mackesy Walk and Draw Morning
What if the day starts by being really present?
Very good· 92.7%Sweat, Cold and Gratitude Morning
When your mood feels all over the place no particular reason.
Exceptional· 100%Marina Wright's Cortisol Reset Morning
Mornings that start wired before anything’s even happened.
Exceptional· 100%Mark Manson’s Undramatic Morning
So many morning routines can feel like theatre by week two.
Very good· 97.8%The Robert Greene-Inspired Writer’s Morning
When recurring thoughts are what get your day started.
Very good· 92.7%Rich Roll Plant-Powered Morning
When most mornings start on a caffeine spike.
Very good· 98.3%The Valuable Weekend Morning
Because your best hours can’t always go to everyone but you.
Exceptional· 100%The Unhurried Family Evening
Since when did dinner become another deadline?
Very good· 96.4%Nicole Vignola’s Brain Morning
Because I need to be able to think clearly all day.
Exceptional· 100%Outdoor Sunday Slowdown
When Sunday still feels as fast as the week.
Exceptional· 100%Arthur Brooks’ Happiness Morning
When did small wins stop mattering the way they used to?
Very good· 98.3%Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Morning
Because your mornings don’t have to start with emails first.
Exceptional· 100%The Parent Wind-down
For when the day never seems to end.
Exceptional· 100%Rick Rubin Creative Presence Full Day
Where did the creative force in you go?
Very good· 98.8%Clear Out Your Old Life Reset
When the room is full of who you used to be.
Exceptional· 100%A City Park Nature Walk
Stuck in your own head? Get outside and look up.
Exceptional· 100%Rest as a Skill Evening
What if rest wasn't something you had to earn?
Exceptional· 100%Move and Five Things Morning
Habits don't happen if you only do them on the days you feel like it.
Exceptional· 100%Your Personal Practice Morning
Some mornings need more than a routine. They need a way in.
Very good· 92.7%Michael Easter’s Two Percent Morning
Turning up the dial to do something with just a bit more effort than the last time.
Exceptional· 100%Birdwatching in the Attention Economy
Screen-fried and can't unhook even on a break?
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