“Do not shorten the morning by getting up late ... look upon it as the quintessence of life ... Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth.”

Behavioral scientists have long shown that specific goals are the ones that tend to lead to real wins. They have found, for example, that setting a small resolution for a day’s work motivates teams, and can do the same even if someone is working alone.