The Dark Mornings
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.20
It is easy to be an athlete in July. The test arrives at 5:30 on a black October morning when the car needs scraping and the bed is warm.
Nothing about that morning is inspiring, and that is the point. It is precisely the session that separates a habit from a phase.
Today's challenge: Lay your gym clothes out tonight so the morning has one fewer decision in it.