Wake Up in the Morning

I've been working on waking up earlier since forever. I've managed to get my body clock to recognize 8am as "wake up!" time, but I still manage to doze off after that. This is hard, but I want to do this.

Yesterday, Aiken (my partner) and I jogged a lot earlier than we usually do, and we were both pleasantly surprised at how we still had so much time left to spend to together.

I once tried a writing tip where I woke up at around 4am in the morning and wrote a couple of pages worth of prose. It was hardly even 10am and I had accomplished so much.

I want that feeling again. That feeling of finishing so many things so early, with plenty of time left to enjoy the rest of the day.

In that light, it was a great coincidence that I recently learned about Benjamin Franklin's schedule.

Image is from shawnblanc.net. Here is their post about it if you want to learn more about it. :)

I'm thinking of blocking out certain times of the day for myself, too. Work time. Play time. Get ready for bed time. That sort of thing. I'll figure out what works for me, and will share it with you guys if it helps me be more productive. :)

- Mel