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The First Hour of the Day

Mark Pescatrice Entrepreneurship

Fast Company has a fairly good article on how successful people spend the first hour of their day: What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day.

I would change the word successful to effective, but it makes for a juicier headline. In any case, I have been following a similar regimen since January:

  1. I awaken between 5 and 5:30 every morning;
  2. I begin to organize my first tasks in my head before I enter my office;
  3. I have a small breakfast snack, usually a handful of nuts;
  4. I work on the first task or tasks of the day and get them out of my way, which gives me a sense of accomplishment;
  5. I only check and answer email later, between 8 and 9 am, unless I am waiting on overnight correspondence for my first tasks.

That is it.  This is a great way to start the day and has made me more productive and effective.  Successful?  Sure, why not?