After doing a lot of thinking about focusing on the most important things, I’ve decided that I really do need to make some more time in my day. Since I’ve extracted virtually all my extraneous hobby activities from my daily routine, really the only thing left that I can take out is sleep.
Ok, you can stop laughing now…those you that know me well know that I have no problem sleeping late…in my younger years sometimes ‘till 2, 3, 4, or even 5 in the afternoon! I am not a morning person. But…I’ve been doing pretty good lately…I’m usually up before 8am. Now I want to take it to the next level. My goal is to be out of bed each morning by 6am, adding an extra two hours to my day. (I thought briefly about attempting polyphasic sleeep, but I quickly dismissed the idea 
What am I going to do with the extra time? Get my required tasks out of the way, that’s what. I’m certainly not going to fill it up with the hobbies I just cut out. No, I’m going to focus on doing what I’m doing now, just doing stuff better. A bit of extra time composing, taking longer to really absorb the non-fiction I’m reading, giving myself permission to linger over dinner to enjoy my wife’s company—these are just a few ways I hope to make use of the extra time in my day.
I’m actually on day two of this exercise, and it hasn’t been easy. I’m following Steve Pavlina’s method (get up at the same time each day, go to bed when tired) and it’s definitely taking discipline. I’m sure it will take at least a couple weeks for my body to adjust, but man…it’s tough rolling out of bed! That being said, I’ve already been so much more productive during my morning that I really do think it’s worth it so far. Amber has committed to do this with me, so we’re trying to keep each other accountable.
