I’m blogging this at 6.43am. The sky is still semi-dark, the fan is whirring, and the world hasn’t woken up yet – perfect conditions for work. So far, I’ve showered, gotten ready for the office, updated my LifeTest page, and I’m now working on this Results post. All before 7am.

I conducted my third LifeTest to see if I could gain some extra time to do work by waking up early every morning. You can check out the full objectives of the LifeTest here, and the detailed log here.

Why Waking Up Early Rocks

I can totally see why some people set their alarms to go off way before anyone else’s: Because it gives them an hour (or three) of quiet, uninterrupted time to do what they value the most: writing, exercising, praying, meditating, etc.

For me, it’s getting the opportunity to work on personal projects like ...