A Quick Protocol for an Excellent Start to Your Day

Use this 20-minute morning routine to feel great and perform at your very best.

Patrik Edblad
3 min readMay 13, 2022

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Photo by Ioana Tabarcea on Unsplash

If you want to start a morning routine, you can find a lot of advice online.

And while most of it is pretty good, almost all of the recommended routines have one major flaw.

They assume that you have a lot of time available every morning.

That’s just not the case for most people. I know it isn’t for me — especially since I became a dad.

So, a while back, I set out to build an “80/20” type morning routine. One that delivers as many benefits as possible in as little time as possible.

And after a lot of experimenting, I’ve come up with a routine that’s worked so well that I want to share it with you.

Here’s the 3-step protocol I use every workday morning, along with a brief explanation of each step.

Step 1: 7-Minute Workout

This is a science-based exercise routine where you do 12 body-weight exercises in rapid succession.

Researchers have found that this kind of high-intensity interval training is extremely effective.

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Patrik Edblad

I write about timeless ideas and science-backed strategies to feel great and perform at your very best. Get more from me at https://www.patrikedblad.com