I get up at 4:30 am every morning but I don't check my email or phone messages until at least 8 am, the reason I do this is that I can use that time to set up my day, do my exercise and plan out what I want to achieve that day. That way when I check these messages, someone else' problem is exactly that, they're problem and if it doesn't fit with my day's narrative I am much better equipped to deal with that situation in a calm, but more importantly, controlling manner.
