Show Notes
Today's Extra turns the morning energy problem into one specific move you can use tomorrow, before your first cup has even finished brewing.
It's called the First-Light Lap: a few minutes of real light, light movement, and a glass of water, stacked into the time you're already standing around waiting on the pot. Nothing new to schedule, nothing to buy, and it still counts even on a morning where you only manage one piece of it.
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