Happy Equinox!
Today the sun is directly above the equator so no matter where you are the day and the night are around equal length.
Two equinoxes and two solstices give us four pause points between our regular scheduled lunar programming to drop a little bookmark in the midst of our epic journey about formative books.
Today I want share the two-minute morning practice I use to begin my day.
So: A number of years ago I was going through a tough time and found that I needed a way to ground myself and center myself, as well as my thoughts, in the morning. I was waking up without focus, with a lot of anxiety, and wasn’t in a very positive mindset. So I started this practice and then made a YouTube video about it -- which is this entire bookmark. That little practice and video turned into a number of national TV spots and a cover story in Harvard Business Review and a number of other videos that the algorithms loved more than mine and now it's turned into a journal that has sold a few hundred thousands copies.
This is a dead simple practice that's had a profound effect on my life. I realized I hadn't formally shared it here so I bring it for you now.
Here is the two-minute morning practice I use for having a great day.
Page 122: Can audiobooks lodge meaning more deeply in your head?
Page 121: How the Internet makes it harder to read books
Chapter 136: 3 St. Louis Uber drivers on bullets, bruises, and babies
Page 114: A tip from an editor to editors-to-be
Page 113: Beauty standards, slut-shaming, and suicide...
Page 112: A diary to help imbue gratitude
Page 111: A book for kids who want to rule the universe
Chapter 135: Cal Newport severs cell subservience to steep slow success
Page 105: What makes an author an author?
Page 104: A book recommendation for fans of X-Men
Page 103: You are what you do
Page 102: One way to land a million-dollar book deal for your first book
Page 101: How do you find your writing voice?
Chapter 134: Susan Orlean on lusty ledes and literary lessons for life
Page 93: The most original voice in American comedy writing
Page 92: What to do before you start writing a story
Page 91: Dave Barry's advice on writing comedy
Chapter 133: Celine Song stitches sumptuous stories from Seoul to soul
Page 83: A book that tells us why people enjoy publicly shaming others
Page 82: A book to help you embrace your amateurness
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Lit Society: Books and Drama
Ex Libris
Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
Anne of Green Gables
Gulliver’s Travels
Fresh Air
Myths and Legends