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Ask Flex / Morning dread

Ask Flex

Can't get out of bed for work?

"I can't get out of bed for work. The alarm goes off and I just lie there."You asked Google. Flex answered.
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Flex's short answer

Make the first step so small it's hard to say no to, like feet on the floor, and decide everything after it the night before. If getting up has been this hard for weeks, a doctor is the right person to tell.

✱ Flex's tips

Shrink the first step.

1

Feet on the floor

That's the whole first step. Nothing else yet.

2

Put the alarm across the room

You have to stand up to stop it.

3

Give yourself one good thing

Coffee you like, a song, five quiet minutes.

4

Decide the night before

Clothes out, lunch packed. Mornings are for doing.

Try this in your own Claude or ChatGPT

Mornings before work are hard for me. Here's what my morning looks like from the alarm to the door, with the times: [walk through it]. Tell me which steps I could move to the night before, and which decisions I could make once for the whole week. Then write me a short list for tonight. Don't give me health advice.

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✱ What people ask
Why can't I get out of bed?

Flex can't answer the why. He can help with work mornings: a smaller first step, and less to decide.

What do I do when I can't get out of bed?

Feet on the floor first. Then one small good thing, like coffee you like.

How do I get up for work on time?

Count backward from when you have to leave, and set the alarm from that. Flex has a page on it.

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From Nikki's blogFlex tells you how. Nikki tells you what it felt like. Read it on Clawd and Me. Read it →

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