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Morning Anchor for Sleep

Fix sleep from the morning

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You don't fix sleep from bedtime — you fix it from the morning. A consistent wake time and 10 minutes of light anchor the circadian clock more powerfully than any nighttime routine.

My anchor wake time (same 7 days/week)
How I'll get outside light within 30 minutes of waking
Caffeine cutoff time (aim for 8+ hours before bed)
Movement in the morning (5–20 min)
What I'll do differently on weekends
What usually derails the anchor, and my workaround

References & further reading

Conceptual background and further reading, not validation of this handout. Named instruments and methods belong to their original authors; custom prompts and trackers are not validated versions of those instruments.

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