Why I Wake Up Before My Son Cries (Ep #58)

My 13-month-old decides what time my day starts. I've found a way to make sure he doesn't decide how it goes. No expert here - just me walking through the morning routine my wife and I actually run right now, and asking you for yours. What you'll take away: Why the 30-40 minutes before anyone needs you can flip a whole day from reactive to proactiveHow my wife and I share quiet morning time without saying a single word - and why that's the pointThe 4:30am routine I loved back in 2020, and the real reason I gave it up Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:20 Why I wanted to talk about morning routines 01:00 The current setup: 5:40 alarm, coffee, water 01:40 Quiet time on the porch (together, not talking) 02:20 My 30-40 min "brain pursuit" - reading, now coding 02:50 Proactive vs. reactive: the time before our son wakes up 04:00 The alternative: waking up with a run 05:00 My 2020 4:30am routine (and why I stopped) 06:30 Guarding sleep + keeping it sustainable 07:00 Your turn - send me your morning routine 📬 Follow Curiosity Class: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring? curiosityclasspod@gmail.com