A Daily Readiness Score (DRS) is a simple and quick way to assess your state of readiness to take on the day.
It goes without saying that if you are suffering from severe emotional distress, a DSR is not the approach that we recommend—we will provide advice for getting professional help in the last article in this lesson.
Also, in some cases, bringing awareness to stress may foster feelings of anxiety. Again, in these instances we recommend getting professional help.
With that aside, here is the protocol for your Daily Readiness Score.
When you get up in the morning (or night, if you work swing shift), and have rubbed the sleep out of your eyes, do a brief self-check by asking yourself the following question:
- How do I feel today?
Score yourself on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being back to bed and 5 meaning bring it on.
Too easy? That’s the point.
Your DRS is a simple snapshot—a stress test of your cognitive energy level that can help you plan the rest of your day. And it’s the plan that is most important—more on that in a bit.
Here is how you gauge your score:
- 1 or 2: It’s time to play defense.
- 3: It’s business as usual.
- 4 or 5: Get ready to seize the day.
Next, let’s look closer at the actionable elements of the Daily Readiness Score.
