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Before the Coffee Kicked In

01 Mar 2026 1 min read

Before the Coffee Kicked In

I used to draw Noah a worksheet every morning: a maths problem, a writing prompt, a physical exercise and a drawing challenge. I liked the ritual. What I couldn’t reliably do was invent four fresh ones before the coffee kicked in.

So I kept the sheet and outsourced the blank page. The template generates all four sections on the server, and every refresh gives you a different set of problems and prompts.

It works on an iPad, but I still print it. The machine can come up with the questions. Noah gets to attack them with a pencil.

Noah's Daily Exercises

( 1 ) Exercise / Sport  •  ( 2 ) Math & Logic  •  ( 3 ) Brain & Body Challenges  •  ( 4 ) Creative Writing  •  ( 5 ) Drawing

1 | Physical Exercises

2 | Math & Logic

3 | Brain & Body Challenges

4 | Creative Writing

Today's Word Bank (Include at least 5):

5 | Sketch Book

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6 | Daily Reflection

What I enjoyed most today:
What I would change about the exercises:
Biggest challenge I overcame: