02/03/2026
Reducing the chaos you choose: Part 2
My morning routine won’t work for you, as we all live different lives and home life varies so much.
I’m a 5am girlie, you might be a night owl. But the principles can be the same.
- wake and drink water (Ayurveda = health)
- journal - get the lists out, the spiralling thoughts, skim off the bu****it, acknowledge what’s important and what’s not
- mediate - while your mind is quiet
- learn - I use Duolingo and non fiction in the morning. I can listen to audiobooks while I walk and duo takes 5 minutes.
- move / nature - this is usually a dog walk, used to be the gym as well. Connect with your physical self and nature.
- shower - sometimes with music to manage my nervous system (up or down depending what I might need)
- eat - same breakfast 90% of the time so I don’t have to think, plan, or worry that I don’t have food. It’s there, simple and nutritious.
- create - work, podcast, content, create create create.
Key points:
1. I don’t pick up my phone for the first hour of my day
2. When I do it’s to learn not consume (consume = news, social media, messages, emails etc)
3. By the time I’ve picked up my phone to learn I’m already aware of my mental state and what I need that day
4. I prioritise me before I allow the rest of the world in.
5. Priorities creation over consumption.
6. If you know you, it’s easier to notice when external influence affects your mental state.
What does your morning look like?
How soon are you consuming?
