· Thoughts
I hate morning calls
Early hours are for clarity and deep work: no calls, fasted gym, sleep without compromise. And why the morning starts the night before.
- Work
- Performance
- Sleep
- Routine
- Productivity
I hate morning calls.
Not because I dislike talking to people, but because the morning, for me, has a different job.
It’s when my head feels freest, clearest, and most creative—it’s a time block worth protecting.
The first hours of the day are when I produce my best work.
I think more clearly, I get ideas, I see priorities, I make decisions without background noise… they’re the hours when I truly build my work instead of chasing it.
That’s why I leave calls for the afternoon—but I cap them at two hours, no more.
The rest of the afternoon is for lighter work: email, organizing, short replies, micro-tasks, and planning the next day.
Anything that doesn’t deserve my best energy.
The truth is mornings like this don’t happen by accident—they start the night before.
I go to bed early, almost always before 10 p.m.
I sleep at least eight hours, without compromise, and I wake up naturally—no alarm—between 5:30 and 6:00, when the house is still completely quiet.
I hydrate, read a few pages to wake up my mind, make a long Americano, then I go to the gym systematically, on an empty stomach.
Not out of motivation—out of plain discipline.
Every morning I put myself first.
No excuses, no “I’ll skip today,” no negotiating with myself: it’s non-negotiable.
I do it because I know that if I win the first hours, the day shapes itself. And because I want to be present, creative, effective, full of energy—for my work, for the projects I build, for the people I work with.
The morning is my biggest investment—it compounds into the best long-term results—and it doesn’t make sense to trade it away for less impactful tasks.
P.S. Photo in Sotogrande with a view of Gibraltar.
