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Create a Mindful Morning Routine using Things3, Bear & X Callback URL Protocol

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Create a mindful morning routine.
Double down on your morning to set your day up for success.

Adding mindfulness to your morning routine

The internet told me that doubling down on a consistent morning routine is the key to a productive and impactful day.  I’ve got a solid routine when it comes to my Daily and Weekly Reviews with Things, but I wanted to add a more consistent “mindful” component.  

I stumbled on a fantastic post by Matt Valentine called 7 Morning Rituals That Will Change Your Life.  I’ve baked a few of his suggestions into my morning routine (focusing on journaling, meditation & being creative) and I am digging the clear-headed results so far. 

In this article, I’ll share a super simple way to create a mindful morning routine using a recurring todo in Things and an X Callback URL in Bear (+ a bonus Siri Shortcut).  I’ve included URLs below to help you set this up on your end.

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The Internet’s Top Productivity Tips in One Statement

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Down the Rabbit Hole.

There are a million Productivity Tips on the internet, it can be daunting to sift through them all.
Trying to navigate the internet’s Productivity Tips rabbit hole can be a daunting “todo” (pun intended 😉).

The internet has no shortage of Productivity tips, list, articles, ideas and recommendations for your Googling pleasure. 

I know because I recently fell down the Productivity tips internet rabbit hole … it’s deep … and it’s daunting.  The tips were great, but I was left asking myself: “Which of these are the best tips and where the heck do I start?”

A few weeks and countless Productivity focused Google searches later …

I ended up documenting every single list, theme and Productivity tip I came across, highlighting recurring themes and documenting when the same tips came up in multiple articles.

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