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#13: You're not doing mornings right 🌤️
Shem Opolot
March 31, 2023
Happy Friday! 🎉 It’s refreshing to be called “Daddy” by a child for once 😉. My son (finally) calls me Daddy, and we’re fairly certain it’s intentional. Glad I’ve won that battle because I’m definitely not his favorite.
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💡 1 thing I've learned this week
How to have a great morning 🌤️
Source: GIPHY (If you haven’t watched Ted Lasso, you’re missing out)
1. Get an alarm clock and leave your phone in another room overnight. Not only will leaving your phone in another room before bedtime prevent you from doom-scrolling on social media before bed, but it’ll also prevent you from doom-scrolling when you wake up.
Why’s this important?
Besides the fact that doom-scrolling wastes a lot of your time, the things that await you on the phone aren’t always positive. Whether it’s the flood of messages on WhatsApp or updates on government incompetence on Twitter, the updates on your phone are unpredictable and can affect your mood. Take control of what you consume first.
2. Get some sun ASAP: The sun is a great energy and health booster
3. Brush your teeth and make your bed: Loving yourself comes from respecting yourself, and you respect yourself when you do the things you said you’d do or things that make you proud of yourself.
4. Get moving ASAP: Prescribing a full-on workout at 6.30 AM might make you dread waking up. Instead, go for this simple 5-5-5-5-30 routine: 5 pushups, 5 sit-ups, 5 lunges (both sides = 1 rep), 5 squats, and a 30-second plank. I got this from Sahil Boom and it’s an instant energy booster in the morning.
Now, go carpe—the crap out of that—diem.
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🙏🏾 1 thing I'm grateful for
My third place — Kardamom and Koffee
A third place is a place for relaxation or recreation outside your home or workplace.
If you don’t have one, get one.
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Riddle
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What is represented by the following?
HANY
HAEY
HAEY
HADY
HALY
HAEY
Answer below
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❓Riddle answer
Answer:
(a) needle in a haystack
"NEEDLE" is in a stack of "HAY"s.
Have a great weekend,
— Shem
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