The Discipline of Morning
What you do in the first thirty minutes writes the grammar of the whole day.
By Robert Shumake · · 1 min read
The first thirty minutes
Before the phone, before the news, before another person's agenda arrives — claim the hour that belongs to you.
A workable protocol
- Water, then light
- Ten minutes seated, eyes soft
- One page written by hand
- One name spoken from the lineage
No incense required. The point is not atmosphere; the point is ownership.
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