Mornings

What I do before nine.

I have been rearranging my mornings for more than a decade. This is where it has landed.

I do not use the morning for deep work. I use it to set the day up so most of it runs without me touching it.

The physical work happens first and I do all of it myself. While I am doing it, the agents are already working. By the time I sit down with my journal, a candle, water, coffee, and breakfast, the house is reset and the digital day is underway.

I do these

A walk
Out for coffee, with a dog
Any errand the day needs
Move the laundry
Empty the dishwasher, reload it, start it
Tidy the kitchen
Make breakfast. Usually oatmeal
Reset the bedroom, tidy the closet, pet the dogs

The agents do these

Triage my email
Work through open issues
Check the loops that ran overnight
Bring me the things that need a decision

Starting the agents is a step in the routine, in the same place as starting the dishwasher. It happens before I sit down.

What I dropped

I have tried most of the morning routines. I used to meditate in the morning. I used to read for an hour. I still do both. They happen later in the day now.

There are no robots for the laundry or the closet. I want them.