Morning chaos starts the night before. Wake up without a plan and you react to inbox and notifications all day.
Five minutes of evening planning is a habit most people skip because it has no immediate reward.
Treating planning as a daily check-in — not just execution — closes the loop. You are accountable for deciding, not only doing.
Groups that track planning plus execution catch the pattern early: people who stop planning stop shipping within a week.
Spend five minutes tonight listing tomorrow's top three.