Morning routine
Build a morning routine for the morning you actually have
A useful morning routine does not have to start early or fill an hour. Its job is to reduce decisions between waking up and your first real commitment. It should still be recognisable when time is limited.
Short answer
Choose one event that already happens every morning, add no more than one functional and one personal action, and keep a one-minute fallback. Test the same core for seven days before expanding it.
Start with an existing anchor
Waking up, brushing your teeth, making coffee, or putting on shoes can act as anchors. Attach the new action immediately: after brushing, drink water; after making coffee, write the first task.
Separate the core from optional extras
The core prepares you for the day. Optional actions may include reading, movement, or longer reflection. Keeping them genuinely optional prevents one skipped item from invalidating the entire morning.
A five-minute example
After brushing your teeth, open the curtains and drink a glass of water. Write today's most important task in one sentence, then place the first needed item where you will use it. Adjust the actions to your own needs and circumstances.