Why You Must Write First Thing in the Morning!
Use the energy or lose the energy!
I’m in bed, with my second coffee, taking my own advice … for once!
It’s 6:00am as I write this.
What I normally do is scroll through Medium and Substack, a couple of forums and by that time I start getting ready for work.
If you aren’t a Medium member, you can read the whole story here!
Here’s the problem:
By doing the scrolling, I’m using mental energy I could be using for writing or literally any other creative activity.
Yes, I get inspiration from reading those I follow and discover on Substack and Medium but that uses energy too. I get so many ideas while I’m reading, I lose the energy to write them down. It seems paradoxical but there you have it.
So I’m writing this when I would normally be scrolling!
It doesn’t only apply to writing. If you have something to achieve for the day, get to it, before you lose the energy for it. Especially if you have a 9–5 to go to, which I do, and enjoy. I’ve tried doing the thing after work, it doesn't work. My energy for the day is done (you may be different!).
