spend more quiet time in the morning before getting on the computer

As soon as I get to my desk, I feel like I’m obligated to start up Entourage and get going with email tasks. But for two years I’ve been wanting to start out w/ 10-minutes of quiet b/c dealing with work. As in read an old spiritual reading from a smart person in history, then do a writing exercise. Or at least read a few pages from a writing book. This would probably help me work better, but I continue to forget to even try…