Cold weather, kids and regular exercise has definitely changed my sleep habits. I used to code for a couple of hours at night but now I'm lucky to check email

Cold weather, kids and regular exercise has definitely changed my sleep habits. I used to code for a couple of hours at night but now I'm lucky to check email before crawling into bed around 10 and getting up between 5 and 5:30. I love getting up early, but I have to admit that the early morning hours are about the least productive of my day. It usually hard to remember how two hours went by and the sum total of my accomplishments has been putting away some dishes, starting coffee and making a couple of lunches. I find being excited and motivated to do something that day usually impacts me a lot more than the total number of hours slept. I've jumped out of bed at 4am to get ready for a century ride on my bike and felt great all day, the inverse if I know I'm going to be in meetings all morning.