Arthur Brooks has science-based protocols for lowering negative affect and increasing productivity and creativity.

“I get up at 4:45 like you right I work out for an hour body I go to mass Soul then I work that's when my creativity is highest now of course I'm also you notice I'm optimizing my dopamine I'm bringing I'm I'm sucking as much dopamine into my prefrontal cortex which gives me creativity and focus for the 3 hours that I need to write and that's a that's a good motivation to do so but I also want to optimize both Body and Soul at the very beginning of the day so I'm I'm I'm centered on the things that really matter to me notwithstanding how I feel”