Mental Performance Daily with Brian Cain

The Airplane Mode Mornings Challenge

Dec 23, 2025
Kickstart your 2026 with the Airplane Mode Morning Challenge! Learn how keeping your phone offline for the first hour can help ground you. Discover the power of controlling your attention and why it's essential to focus on your priorities first. Use those quiet morning moments for exercise, journaling, or planning to gain clarity in your goals. Align your actions with your desires for true fulfillment, and embrace the importance of protecting your mind. Get ready to elevate your mental performance and start each day right!
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ADVICE

Begin Mornings In Airplane Mode

  • Keep your phone on airplane mode for the first hour of every day to protect your focus and creativity.
  • Use that uninterrupted time for exercise, journaling, planning, or thinking about alignment with your best self.
INSIGHT

Guard Inputs To Be Creative Not Reactive

  • The first hour decides whether you are creative or merely reactive to others' demands.
  • Protecting inputs early gives more clarity than any productivity app can deliver.
INSIGHT

Don't Let The World Claim Your Attention

  • The world shouldn't get your attention before you do; don't hand energy to strangers first.
  • Move slower each morning to find clarity about what you truly want for your life.
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