for the one whose morning executive function hasn't booted yet
Goal
Boot the day with one 15-minute start before any decision fatigue sets in.
Source principle
A 15-minute countdown timer lowers the bar enough that low executive function can still start without freezing. : from The Now Habit by Neil Fiore.
The plan
- 🛏️7:00-7:02 AMWake. Skip the phone. Skip the to-do list. Just sit up.
- ✍️7:02-7:03 AMWrite ONE task on a sticky. Just one. No ranking.
- ⏲️7:03-7:04 AMSet a 15-min timer. Countdown, not clock.
- 🚪7:04-7:05 AMClose every other tab. Phone face-down in another room.
- 🗣️7:05-7:06 AMSay 'looks like I'm starting'. Not 'I have to work'.
- ▶️7:06-7:21 AMDo only that one task. One move. No tabs, no plan.
- 🛑7:21-7:22 AMWhen the bell rings: stop. No overtime. The bell is the boss.
- 🍳7:22-7:30 AMBreakfast. Only after the start lands.
- 📅7:30-7:35 AMPick tomorrow's first start. Just the first.
Reward
Breakfast after the 15-minute start, not before.