by Matt Morgan, MD | Mar 18, 2017 | Getting started
A daily investment in yourself is The First Habit. If you take care of what’s most important first, then the rest takes care of itself. Recall the three pillars that are the foundation of a good life: health (foundation), wealth (freedom to do), and wisdom...
by Matt Morgan, MD | Jan 28, 2017 | Getting started
How to ditch your annoying alarm clock and harness the power of your natural circadian rhythms to wake up early. Kramer is right, you really do have an internal alarm clock! I will often wake 1 to 2 minutes before my alarm, and apparently this is not uncommon. This...
by Matt Morgan, MD | Jan 17, 2017 | Getting started
Your Computer Brain You’ve heard about computer hackers, right? These are guys that figure out how to get computers to do things they want (sometimes this is sneaky, but not always). Well, did you know that your brain is a lot like a computer, and habits are...
by Matt Morgan, MD | Jan 12, 2017 | Getting started
There is an old German proverb that I like: The Early Morning Has Gold In Its Mouth Think on that for a moment. What does that really mean? In my first post, One Habit to Rule Them All, I explained that by getting up early (i.e. at least an hour or more before you...
by Matt Morgan, MD | Jan 5, 2017 | Getting started
Since The First Habit is about a commitment to a daily investment in yourself, it makes sense to first consider why. If you don’t buy into the why, experience shows that the how and the what don’t matter much. Once in a while, it’s important to take a step back. If...
