Any thoughts on the 5am club book? If it’s junk, any recommendations for time management or healthy habits books that have helped you make changes?

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Time Management for the Mortals— great for a reality check around time

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Also Deep Work by Cal Newport and When Daniel Pink

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I actually really liked it — i’d recommend reading it if you haven’t

What I mean is… my body just wakes up. I cannot go back to sleep, so I am a zombie for the rest of the day 😔

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I read it and it was pretty interesting. I could not go to bed at 9pm, but damn if those extra hours in the morning weren’t freeing. The main theme of the book is basically reserving time for yourself in the morning, without distractions, so you can best prepare for the day.

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