I can actually see that to some degree. I know I've had plenty of mornings where I staggered around getting my breakfast and making my tea with my eyes half closed and then, still half asleep, powered up my laptop and read something so awful that it banished the sleepiness on the spot. Then again, I take Ambien and a few other heavy meds before bedtime and I don't count myself as "woken up" until I can reasonably be expected to not fall asleep standing up or with my bread halfway to my mouth, so maybe I'm a special case.

But googling yourself as the first thing you do? Never mind the "look at me, internets, look at meeeee!"-ness of it, since the chance is there that you'll find something you don't like, why start with that? I always save the board that's likely to upset me for later in the day when I'm more awake and less automatically reactive. Just seems like good sense.