Here’s a highlight from the book Essentialism that Readwise recently resurfaced for me…
One practice I’ve found useful is simply to read something from classic literature (not a blog, or the newspaper, or the latest beach novel) for the first twenty minutes of the day. Not only does this squash my previous tendency to check my e-mail as soon as I wake up, it centers my day. It broadens my perspective and reminds me of themes and ideas that are essential enough to have withstood the test of time.
The bigger message here is to start your day proactively, not reactively.
What’s the first thing you do on your computer each morning? 🌅
Do you dive straight into checking messages and notifications, or do you nourish yourself with some deep reading or by taking a chunk out of the biggest task on your to-do list?
