your daily dose of motivation hit me when i rolled outta bed at 6:12am, coffee already cold cuz i forgot to set the timer again. philly horns blaring. cat staring like rent’s due. grabbed phone, set 7 min timer, did my dumb routine. no snooze guilt. heres the mess that gets me moving.
your daily dose of motivation minute 1-2: alarm slap
alarm screams. slap snooze. no. roll over. whisper “u up loser.” stand. feet cold on floor. win. atomic habits cue.
cat eye contact. accountability.
sticky note mirror. change daily.
voice memo pep. playback slurred.
your daily dose of motivation minute 3-4: toothpaste truth
brush teeth. write quote in paste. today “done > perfect.” smeared. still read. spit. smile. ugly. motivated.
- dance bad. 30 sec. no rhythm.
- cold water face. gasp. awake.
- high five mirror. miss first. try again.
your daily dose of motivation minute 5-6: fridge flex
open fridge. quote on yogurt lid. “small wins.” eat standing. spoon stuck. pull. yogurt splat. laugh. clean later.
- air punch. weak. counts.
- text self hype. from fake number.
- window yell. neighbors used to it.
- your daily dose of motivation minute 7: lock screen launch
- phone swipe. quote wallpaper. “go.” thumb grease. step outside. cold bite. alive. timer dings. done.
your daily dose of motivation on bad days
rain. no coffee. cat puked. still did 4 mins. half win. better than zero. progress messy.
- shorten if dying. 3 mins ok.
- add coffee reward. wawa run.
- forgive snooze. tomorrow new.
your daily dose of motivation is just 7 mins of me talking to toothpaste and cat but it beats bed rot. set timer tomorrow. spill coffee optional. tell me your 7 min hack below or dam cat puke stories i reply with bed head.
Outbound Link: For more on building habits, peep James Clear’s Atomic Habits blog. It’s legit.
