A slow start you can actually keep.

The Gentle Morning Routine. Water, daylight and a few pages before the day asks for anything.

EVERY DAY, HOUR BY HOUR

  1. Water before phone (routine step, 7:00 AM to 7:05 AM)
  2. Daylight · open the curtains (routine step, 7:05 AM to 7:15 AM)
  3. Stretch (routine step, 7:15 AM to 7:25 AM)
  4. Coffee or tea, sitting down (routine step, 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM)
  5. Read a few pages (routine step, 7:50 AM to 8:05 AM)
  6. Make the bed (routine step, 8:05 AM to 8:15 AM)

See it on your real week first.

Dashed blocks are new, placed around what you already have. Nothing you already have moves, and one step undoes it.