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I Tried the ‘Successful CEO Morning Routine’ (Well, Sort Of)
What happened when I woke up at 5 am for 6 months
The morning routine has become somewhat of a modern-day phenomenon.
For some reason, we’re interested in how strangers over the internet start their day. Interested in the wrong word. Obsessed that’s better. We’re obsessed.
In fact, things have even gotten a little weird.
Anyone that professes to wake up at 5 am, take a cold shower, spend 15 minutes as a downward dog, and neck a spinach smoothie before going for an ‘easy’ 5k, holds godlike powers.
We’re in awe of these superhumans. We’re left simultaneously scratching our heads and feeling completely inadequate.
We ask questions in disbelief:
- How do they convince their bodies to unwrap themselves from the warm bed burrito?
- How do they function after waking up at 5 am?
- Do they actually like the taste of that green juice?
It turns out, we’re so obsessed with this idea of waking up early that there are entire books written on morning routines. And not just one either. ‘The 5am Club’, ‘The Miracle Morning’ and ‘Own Your Morning’ are all books focusing on one thing…
