How do you deal with morning anxiety before work?
Flex isn't a doctor, so here's the work part, which is to get everything that's waiting for you out of your head and onto a list the night before. Then pick the first thing you'll do when you sit down, so the morning doesn't have to hold all of it.
Take the work part off the morning.
Empty your head at night
Everything waiting at work, on one list. Two minutes.
Circle one first move
Small enough to finish in ten minutes.
Make the morning boring
Clothes, lunch, keys. Decided the night before.
Tell a doctor if it stays
If it's most mornings, that's who to ask.
It's the night before work and my head is full. Here's everything on my mind about tomorrow, with names and private details left out: [type it all, messy is fine]. Sort it into things due tomorrow, things that can wait, and things that aren't mine to fix. Then tell me the one thing to do first when I sit down. Don't give me health advice. Just sort the list.
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Tap what's waiting for you at work. Flex hands you three small steps for your first ten minutes.
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Why do I get anxiety in the morning before work?
Flex can't tell you why. What he can do is help you sort what's waiting at work.
How do I reduce stress before work?
Decide the night before: clothes, lunch, and your first task. Fewer decisions in the morning.
What if I have anxiety before work but not during work?
Write down what's waiting at work and pick one small first task. Flex has a page on it.
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