I Woke up around 4AM for Six Months — Here’s What I Learned
I stopped waking up early for one week, and my life fell apart. That’s how I knew this wasn’t about being productive — it was about staying sane. Three years ago, I was a stay-at-home mom lost in self-deprecation, watching my portfolio crash by 52% because I was chasing noise. I didn’t lose control because I lacked knowledge. I lost control because my inner world was chaotic. Over the last three years, that same portfolio recovered — up 234%. And that recovery began only after my inner world became steady again. But this isn’t a post about investing. It’s about how I used the quiet hours before sunrise to rewrite my identity and regulate a nervous system that had been stuck in survival mode. ...