I'm not a parent (yet), but I'm the same way. I like to get up early and have a few hours to myself. A good portion of that time is spent on relatively-aimless

I'm not a parent (yet), but I'm the same way. I like to get up early and have a few hours to myself. A good portion of that time is spent on relatively-aimless puttering around — reading, journaling, etc — as well as a solid 45-90 minutes on working out. I experimented with skipping all this during the pandemic (and working out in the afternoon instead), but I noticed my days felt much more unsatisfying without those morning hours. A friend of mine mentioned he rolls out of bed at 8, and he's in the office and working by 9. I have no idea how he does it.