Coaching practices for Huberman Morning Routine

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• The instant I wake up I grab my phone and scroll through emails and feeds, and by the time I look up my whole head is full of other people’s demands
• I open my email first thing and that’s it
• However I wake up is how my whole day goes
• The first thing I do every morning is open email and messages, and by the time I surface I’ve burned my sharpest hours on everyone else’s priorities
• By the time I’m awake the day already owns me

Practices that may help

1. Protect the first 30 minutes from screens
   Write before you read anything — screens shift your agenda from internal to reactive before the pages can do their work.
   Morning Pages, Made Practical
2. Create a morning protection ritual for peak hours
   Start each day with a brief ritual that anchors your top priority before reactive demands take over.
   The Time Audit
3. Priming (the 10-minute morning routine)
   Three short blocks — gratitude, connection, and outcome rehearsal — to set your default state before the day sets it for you.
   Tony Robbins’ Core Practices
4. Protect the first cycle as non-negotiable deep work
   Begin the first 90-minute cycle of the day before opening email, messages, or social media.
   Ultradian Rhythms: Working with Your Brain’s Focus Cycles
5. Wake early and own the first hour
   Rising before your obligations begin gives you an uncontested block to act on your own terms.
   Discipline Equals Freedom: Jocko Willink's Framework
6. Exercise
   Move your body for a few minutes to raise energy and lift mood for the day.
   The Miracle Morning, Made Practical
7. Protect the first hour of the day as notification-free
   Begin the workday without checking any notifications for at least the first 60 minutes.
   Notification Batching: Taking Back Control of Your Attention
8. Protect mornings for deep work — no internal meetings before noon
   Morning is when cognitive capacity is highest for most people; spending it on reactive coordination is a predictable waste.
   Designing a Calm Company (Fried & Hansson)
9. Silence (meditation or stillness)
   Start the day with a few minutes of quiet — meditation, breathing, or prayer.
   The Miracle Morning, Made Practical
10. Make a rough plan for tomorrow
    End the day with a brief plan for tomorrow so the first hour is intentional, not reactive.
    The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical

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