Turn on my iPad-mini, play a game about farming and crafting, and harvest the ripe crops and their products. Then, brush my teeth, wash my face, have breakfast, and head to work.

Thanks, Dongdong Chen

Sounds like you start the day doing something you like, so when you do go to work, you'd be feeling happy and in a good mood!

Now we're retired, when we start the day, at breakfast time, my husband looks up what film we could watch from one of the online sources but we wait until supper time to watch it. Or sometimes he has recorded it previously and we then also look forward to it when we sit down to eat, in the evening. But it's a nice positive way to start the day. Especially if it sounds a 'good watch!' from the magazine we get weekly about TV and radio. Or looks as if it will be good, after reading the Internet review film sites.

Mary C R Wilson In my case, I typically get up to use the restroom or check my phone to see whether I’ve had a full eight hours of sleep. If I haven’t, I begin reflecting on what may have caused the disruption.

Thank you Jairo Diaz

I never have eight hours sleep, but maybe when I was younger I did.

We both sleep from just before midnight to around 7am. Which suits me and my husband!

I hope you sleep well tonight!

Mary C R Wilson That kind of feeling is almost always tied to poor sleep. I’m honestly shocked by how casually people treat sleep—as if it’s optional. In reality, sleep has a profound effect on overall consciousness and mental well-being.

The glymphatic system, which is responsible for clearing metabolic waste from the brain, requires a minimum of seven hours of quality sleep to function properly. When you cut that short, your brain doesn’t have time to flush out what it needs to. The result? You wake up feeling foggy, irritable, or just “off.”

And there’s more: the brain regions that regulate dopamine and other key neurochemicals don’t reset correctly without adequate rest. So those negative moods and low-energy “vibes” you feel? That’s not random—it’s your biology responding to neglect.

Thank you, Jairo Diaz

Really interesting; you have taught me something!

We get up feeling good, so we must get sufficient sleep to allow our brains to do what they need to do.

Mary