Starting Tiny Habit tracker for
5 Simple Things Tim Ferriss Does Every Morning (and You Should Too)
Tiny Habit App Icon
5 Simple Things Tim Ferriss Does Every Morning (and You Should Too)
1. Make Your Bed (<3 minutes)
To quote Naval Admiral William McRaven, who has commanded at every level within the Special Operations community, including acting as head of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) during the Osama bin Laden raid:
If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.
2. Meditate (10 to 20 minutes) Using Sam Harris 30 Day Course to kick start.
3. Do Five to 10 Reps of Something (<1 minute)
4. Prepare "Titanium Tea" (this name was a joke, but it stuck)
I prepare loose-leaf tea in a Rishi glass teapot, but you could use a French press. The below combo is excellent for cognition and fat loss, and I use about one flat teaspoon of each:
Pu-erh aged black tea
Dragon well green tea (or other green tea)
Turmeric and ginger shavings (often also Rishi brand)
Add the hot water to your mixture and let it steep for one to two minutes.
Separately, add one of the following to your drinking mug: one to two tablespoons of coconut oil, which is about 60 to 70 percent MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides) by weight, or 1 scoop of Quest MCT Oil Powder, which will give the tea a creamy consistency.
5. Morning Pages or 5-Minute Journal (5 to 10 minutes)
Next up is journaling, which is not a "Dear Diary" situation.
I use two types of journaling and alternate between them: Morning Pages and The 5-Minute Journal (5MJ). The former I use primarily for getting unstuck or problem-solving (what should I do?); the latter I use for prioritizing and gratitude (how should I focus and execute?)
The 5MJ is simplicity itself and hits a lot of birds with one stone: Five minutes in the morning of answering a few prompts, and then five minutes in the evening doing the same. Each prompt has three lines for three answers.
To be answered in the morning:
I am grateful for . . . 1. 2. 3.
What would make today great? 1. 2 . 3.
Daily affirmations. I am . . . 1. 2. 3.
To be filled in at night:
Three amazing things that happened today... 1. 2. .3.
How could I have made today better? 1. 2. 3.
Note: Use this form daily...
