I thought you were going to say: "Put news.ycombinator.com in your firewall's blacklist" ;) But I agree with your going-to-bed-early idea. And I'll add: spend

I thought you were going to say: "Put news.ycombinator.com in your firewall's blacklist" ;) But I agree with your going-to-bed-early idea. And I'll add: spend the first 30 to 45 minutes after you get up doing some kind of cardio exercise (running, treadmill, cycling). You'll be much more relaxed and have a ton of energy all morning.