On a cold morning in the Roman frontier, somewhere near the Danube, a sixty-year-old emperor woke before his servants did. He did not reach for comfort. According to historical accounts, he reached for a private notebook, the one where he argued with himself about the kind of man he intended to be before the empire’s … Continue reading Morning Routines of the Most Disciplined Men in History: What Their Mornings Reveal About Mastery, Purpose, and Self-Control