Morning Activities To Make Your Day Productive
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Your morning routine sets the tone for the rest of the day. Here are 10 simple habits that you can use to create a morning routine that will set you up for success.
Have you ever
noticed when your morning starts in a frenzy—snoozing your alarm, skipping
breakfast, and rushing yourself out the door—the rest of your day seems to
reflect that mood of chaos as well?
The tone of your
morning will determine the tone of your day, so it’s time to start planning
accordingly. When you form healthy habitual behaviors for the morning, you set
your day up for success.
Whether you are
aware of them or not, you operate under habits (both good and bad) all the
time—they are an integral part of your daily existence. Part of developing
a healthy habit, is to become intentional with it. Most habits are
formed because they are easy or along the path of least resistance. If you want
to cultivate positive habits, then you may need to put some intentional effort
into forming them until they become second nature.
This is
particularly true with morning habits. What you cultivate in the morning
influences how you feel, act, and think during the rest of your day.
Here are 10 simple
habits that you can add into your morning routine now, to ensure you are feeling,
acting, and thinking at your highest potential for the rest of your day—and
days—ahead.
1. Snooze Your
Smartphone
If the first thing you do when you wake up is check your smartphone for messages or
work email, you are doing yourself a disservice. You are immediately
cultivating a reactive mindset, instead of a proactive one, which will cause
you to start your day in a defensive state, rather than a place of inner peace
and control.
Instead, try
remaining detached from technology for the first hour of your day so you can
begin your day with present-moment awareness and a positive focus.
2. Warm Water,
Fresh Start
Drinking a glass of water in the morning after going hours without a sip is a
good way to hydrate your body. The Ayurvedic technique of adding lemon to a warm glass of water helps
remove toxins from your digestive tract that may have built up overnight,
provides a good source of vitamin C, freshens your breath, supports weight loss, and stimulates metabolism and digestion.
Bottoms up first thing in the a.m. for a healthy—and refreshing—start to your
day.
3. What Are You
Grateful For?
Before you even get out of bed, give yourself a few minutes to smile and
practice gratitude. When you smile, it signals your brain to release the feel-good
neurotransmitters (dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin), which lift your mood,
relax your body, and lower your heart rate. Who wouldn’t want to start their
day on this positive note?
As you smile, start
to reflect upon what you’re grateful for. Studies have shown practicing gratitude reduces stress
hormones and improves mood, among other benefits. So, adding a simple
daily gratitude practice is a great way to
kick-start your morning.
Begin by taking one
minute in bed before you rise to reflect on one person and one opportunity you
are grateful for in your life.
4. Make Your Bed
Tim Ferriss, author and podcast host (The Tim Ferriss Show) has interviewed
more than a hundred highly successful people with diverse backgrounds and
skillsets, and in a variety of industries. He always asks, “What’s your morning
routine?” Along the way, he has collected five habits that he has incorporated
into his morning routine, and one of them is making his bed.
It may seem like a
waste of time, unimportant, or unnecessary (you’re just going to use it again
at night), but making your bed is a simple action you can take in the morning
that makes you start your day feeling accomplished—and what better tone to set
than a sense of pride and accomplishment? Taking charge and completing simple
tasks will give you the foundation to take on more and more throughout the day.
5. Meditate
Incorporating some type of mindfulness practice like meditation into your daily morning
routine can help ground you and train your mind and emotions, which then
influences how you react to challenges throughout your day.
During your
meditation is also a great time to set your intention for the day. When
you get clear on how you want your day to go or what you want to feel or
accomplish, you can make clear decisions that create the life you truly want to
live.
Note sure where to
get started? Here is a simple meditation you can do in the morning:
Get into a comfortable
seated position and set a timer for five minutes.
Close your eyes and
focus on your breath.
Inhale through your
nose for four counts, retain for four counts, and exhale through your nose for
eight counts.
Every time you
notice your mind wandering, gently guide it back to focus on your breath.
When the timer goes
off, release your counting, but stay seated with your eyes closed for a moment.
Set an intention
for your day and visualize yourself meeting this intention.
Open your eyes,
draw your arms up to the sky for a stretch, and then move on with your day,
carrying the calm energy and intention with you.
6. Move Your Body
Whether it’s a simple yoga routine, a brisk walk with your pet, a quick set of
sit-ups and push-ups, or hitting the gym to work off last night’s meal,
starting off your day with movement energizes the body and the mind. Determine
what kind of exercise is right for you and schedule it. It doesn’t have to be
complicated, long, or intense, but having some sort of physical activity in the
morning will get your blood flowing and help quiet any mental chatter. You can
even switch up what kind of exercise you do every day to keep your routine
interesting.
7. Start with
Self-Care
Putting time and effort into your appearance helps build self-confidence. When
you feel “put together,” it is one less thing to worry about throughout your
day.
So, shower, wash
your face, brush your teeth, floss, comb your hair, apply lotion/oil, dress to
impress, and apply any other hygiene/grooming habits that make you feel good
about yourself. This may involve picking out your clothes the night before
(especially if you are short on time in the morning) or ironing your
clothes—whatever makes you feel like you are taking care of your health,
looking presentable, and feeling confident.
8. Eat a Healthy
Breakfast
You’ve most likely heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
When you make time to eat a healthy breakfast (lean proteins,
healthy fats, and whole grains), you’ll have more energy throughout the day and
a stronger ability to focus and concentrate.
9. Rediscover Your
“To-Do” List
Take a few minutes to write down a “to-do” list for the day ahead. Then
prioritize it so your day’s list has only 3 to 5 items on it—ranked in order of
priority to make sure you tackle the most pressing things first.
Writing down your
“to-do’s” instead of keeping them floating around in your mind helps clear
mental chatter. You also give yourself a sense of purpose each day when you
know what you need to get done. And there is something satisfying about
crossing off tasks on your list—it really cultivates a sense of accomplishment.
10. Get Enough
Restful Sleep
This last one isn’t a habit for your morning exactly ... however, before you
can hope to implement new, healthy morning habits, you should have the
foundation of a well-rested body and mind. The way you feel while you're awake
is dependent in part on your sleep habits. If you’ve been feeling groggy,
irritable, or exhausted, you may not be getting enough quality sleep.
During sleep, your
body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical
health. In fact, sleep plays such a vital role in your physical well-being,
mental clarity, and quality of life that ongoing sleep deficiency (the amount
varies by individual, but typically this means less than 6 to 8 hours of
restful sleep each night) can have adverse effects on your health—and how well
you think, react, work, learn, and get along with others.
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