http://www.fastcompany.com/3000619/what-successful-people-do-first-hour-their-work-day
An interesting insight into the first hour of Craigslist founder, Tumblr founder, Tony Robbins, and other successful people.
Don't Check Your Email for the First Hour. Seriously. Stop That.
A fine strategy for leaving the office with the feeling that, even on the most over-booked days, you got at least one real thing done.
Gain Awareness, Be Grateful
10 minutes of thinking of everything you're grateful for: in yourself, among your family and friends, in your career, and the like. After that, visualize "everything you want in your life as if you had it today."
Do the Big, Shoulder-Sagging Stuff First
Based on Mark Twain's saying that, if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, you've got it behind you for the rest of the day, and nothing else looks so bad.
Ask Yourself If You're Doing What You Want to Do
Consider making an earnest attempt every morning at what the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs told a graduating class at Stanford to do:
"Customer Service" (or Your Own Equivalent)
Keeping in touch with contacts from year-ago projects, checking in with coworkers you don’t regularly interact with, asking questions of mentors, and just generally handling the human side of work that quickly gets lost between task list items.
An interesting insight into the first hour of Craigslist founder, Tumblr founder, Tony Robbins, and other successful people.
Don't Check Your Email for the First Hour. Seriously. Stop That.
A fine strategy for leaving the office with the feeling that, even on the most over-booked days, you got at least one real thing done.
Gain Awareness, Be Grateful
10 minutes of thinking of everything you're grateful for: in yourself, among your family and friends, in your career, and the like. After that, visualize "everything you want in your life as if you had it today."
Do the Big, Shoulder-Sagging Stuff First
Based on Mark Twain's saying that, if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, you've got it behind you for the rest of the day, and nothing else looks so bad.
Ask Yourself If You're Doing What You Want to Do
Consider making an earnest attempt every morning at what the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs told a graduating class at Stanford to do:
Quote
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
"Customer Service" (or Your Own Equivalent)
Keeping in touch with contacts from year-ago projects, checking in with coworkers you don’t regularly interact with, asking questions of mentors, and just generally handling the human side of work that quickly gets lost between task list items.