Father of three here. I also enjoy very much this moment of the day, the calm before the storm. It was a real motivation to wake up a bit earlier.
One day, I decided to stop coffee for some weeks. My motivation to wake up before my kids vanished in a few days. I was quite surprised since it used to be a real pleasure. I guess the ritual part was much less important than the coffee chemical role.
Sometime a "generic self-help" wisdom strikes you and stays in you forever.
When I was a young teenager my dad told me "If you a give a no, always give a yes after". He meant you always have to propose an alternative after you rejected a proposition.
I have no idea why but this simple sentence became a strong principle for me. It influenced hundreds of decisions I made and my behavior in general.
There can be true actionnable value in those wisdom pieces.