--- title: The Daily Blueprint created: 2024-11-18T09:16:50 modified: 2025-10-22T22:55:44 --- My Daily Habits/Routines/Rituals > What do you do before enlightenment? _Chop wood, carry water_. What do you do after enlightenment? _Chop wood, carry water_. # 🟨 Early Morning Routine * 📊 Write Down Wakeup Time \& Measure Resting Heart Rate \& Weigh Myself * 🛏 Morning Glory: Make Your Bed * 🚰 Drink a tall glass of water (500 ml) → Take an inner shower * 🪟☀️ Open the curtains and window to get fresh air and sunlight * 🪞✋🏼 **The High-Five Habit:** Begin each morning with a smile and a high-five to yourself in the mirror [^1] [^2] * 🤸 Daily Flexibility/Mobility Work: Full-body Stretch (Top-down) + Dead Hang * 💪 RTO (Rings Turned Out) Push-ups (15 reps) ¹ meaning your palms are facing forward * 🍵 Brew a cup of tea and let it sit for 3-5 minutes * ✍ Thought-dumping \& Brainstorming ideas with Paper and Pen (紙筆⾃由書寫) * 🧘🚶 (Walking) Meditation \& Breathwork + Visualize/Plan the Day (Take Stock of the Day) for Groundedness * 🍹 Morning Cocktail (AG1 + LMNT Electrolytes) * 🚿 Cold Shower/Plunge # 🟨 Midday Routine * 🚶‍♂️ Post-Lunch Walk * 😴 NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) # 🟨 Shutdown Routine * 💻 Tidy up digital workspace * 🔴 Power off laptop * 🍀 Close laptop lid * 🧹 Clean up desk # 🟨 Evening Unwind Routine * 🌜 Dim the overhead artificial light → Use red light * 🎹 Listen to Classical Piano Music * 📝 Journaling (覆盤/盤點) (Daily Review/Reflection) → Close Open Loops * 💊 Take Magnesium (500 mg) * 📋 Plan \& prepare for tomorrow * 👕 Lay out clothes for the next day * 🎒 Prepare essentials for backpack * 📃✏️ Put an A4 paper \& pen on the bedside table (for brain dump upon waking) * 📚 Read (Kindle or Physical Books) * 😌 Relax on an exercise mat # 🟨 Sleep/Bedtime Routine * 🙃 Invert Off The Bed * 🥽 Wear A Sleep Mask * 👄 Mouth Taping * 👂 Ear Plug * 🪖 The Military Sleep Method * 🫁 The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique * 🧠 Subconscious Mind Exercise — upon closing your eyes, give your mind an overnight task and don’t try to solve it then, e.g., “How might I make an extra $1k each month?”, and brainstorm on this question first thing in the morning before any input. [^1]: **The Maui Habit:** Kickstart your day with an uplifting statement like, “_Today is going to be a great day._” This small shift can transform your mindset and perspective! [^2]: Or: [“Accountability Mirror (問責鏡子)” by David Goggins](https://www.google.com/search?q=accountability+mirror+david+goggins)