The Evening Ritual

The man who wins the morning often did so the night before. The evening ritual is not indulgence; it is maintenance — for the body, and for the mind that has to lead the next day.

Close the laptop while it is still light enough to notice. Change out of the day. Pour something properly, or pour nothing at all. Read paper, not glass. Let the house go quiet around you.

Ritual is how we tell the day it is over. Do it well, and you wake up already ahead.