# Morning routines

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2016-11-01

blogging, breakfast, coffee, morning, routines, uncategorized

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I often get asked: How the hell do you find time to write every day?

The trick, for me at least, is to do it first thing in the morning. I get up early, prepare a bowl of cereal with fruit, make a single cup of coffee, and then sit down at my desk and read until something hits me. I like to do this before touching my inbox. It’s too easy to get sucked in once you start opening emails.

I am not naturally a morning person, but I find this approach works best for me. When I did my MBA a few years ago, I did it part-time through 7am to 9am classes. I really enjoyed that ritual of morning education before the office and so I try and replicate that experience with my blogging routine.

Some people like to workout in the morning, but I have never been great at that. I have more energy and I lift more when I work out in the afternoon or evening. I just wish I could find a gym that wasn’t so busy in the evenings.

What’s your morning routine?

_Image:_ [_Snapped_](https://www.snapchat.com/add/donnelly_b) _at_ [_Quantum Coffee_](http://www.quantumcoffee.io/) _last week_

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/morning-routines)*