Getting Things Done - Waking Up Early

The start of this series is here

Anything that I do every day - or even want to do everyday - I schedule it in my calendar.

When I do those daily activities are a different question - but I do know what I have to do every day.

Ideally, I have a constant schedule I control and can make time for. With kids (and being a manager), I found my schedule is less under my control.

I have to accomodate for this change.

One way I have tried to accommodate is to wake up early, like 4:30 AM early. Pros and Cons of waking up early

• pro: I’m mentally fresh
• con: I need to sleep early
• pro: No one else is awake yet
• con: My kids are light sleepers

The last two are highly variable. Sometimes my kids sleep in an hour or two. Sometimes they wake me up - at 4:30 AM. Instead of fighting this variability, I use it to my advantage.

• If they sleep in - I do my scheduled items earlier.
• If they wake up early - I spend time with them and make time to do my scheduled items later in the day.

Next, I talk about staying up late