Everything else is just a way to feel productive without actually producing anything of value. You see, all these little "hacks" and "optimizations" are just ways to avoid the hard work of actually creating something meaningful. They're comfort blankets for people who are afraid to face the blank page.

And so when I hear people asking me about my morning routine, I can tell they've forgotten what the main goal is. They've fallen into the abyss of trying to make minor increases in their day. You want to know my morning routine?

It's simple: Wake up. Make coffee. Immediately go to my desk and write, read, work, create notes for two hours. No mornin... See more

It's not just the Morning Routine People , either. The Obsidian fanboys do the same thing. They obsess over notetaking and building a million connections with fancy looking bubble graph charts of their notes. They become professional notetakers, instead of prolific readers, writers, thinkers, creators. They forget the reason anyone takes notes in t... See more