Good day, dear hivers! Are you tired of being sluggish and unproductive every morning? Are you struggling to start your day on a positive note? Let me help you!
For today's blog, I would like to share some of my productive hacks to make my morning routine even more positive and energetic!
Every morning feels like a battle with your bed, doubting between waking up or staying at your bed for the rest of the day, especially weekends. The reason for that could be the shortage of your motivation to get up and because you are easy to caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life. However, with a few and simple tricks to your morning routine, you can set yourself up and achieve the best version of your life.
CREATE A CONSISTENT SLEEP ROUTINE
First and the most important step to take is making yourself a consistent sleep routine. Establish a regular sleep schedule to regulate your body clock.
For me, as a student, it might be very hard to create a consistent sleep routine at first because of pending homeworks and projects that needs to be accomplished. But there's always a way to solve that.
Every night, I tried to do my best to sleep before 10 o'clock. Finished or unfinished with my schools works, a schedule is a schedule. As you can see in the picture, I changed my sleep schedule for this week because it wasn't that hectic, thankfully.
Sometimes, I go to bed very conscious because I haven't finished my assignment yet and it's time for sleep. What I did is that I calm myself with positive thoughts and always reminding myself that there is time for tomorrow.
Soon after, I got used to it. Through it, I realize that consistency plays a huge role in boosting our productivity. If it work for me, it will definitely work for you too!
WAKE UP 30 MINUTES EARLIER
Second step to take is waking up 30 minutes earlier before your expected time. Give yourself a head start on the day by waking up a little earlier. Waking up earlier allows you to start your day with a clear mind and focus more on your priorities before the chaos begins.
I usually wake up 30 minutes before six in the morning. I did this to ease my mind before diving into my pending works. I will stretch my body, read some motivating books, relax and enjoy the calm surroundings so that, at least, I will not start my day feeling stress.
Just by simply doing this, you can avoid overwhelm your brain. There's a lot of benefits, but what's important is this helps you to set a productive tone for the rest of the day. You can do it!
GET SOME MORNING SUNLIGHT
Third step, don't forget to get some sunlight! Exposure to natural sunlight in the morning can help improve your mood quality and energy levels. This is very essential for our overall health and brain function.
Hour after I woke up, I go out for some walk and let the sunlight touches my skin. This helps me a lot in terms of boosting my energy level because it gives my body the Vitamin D that it needs. It will not take that long, I can enjoy the peaceful nature in doing so.
I know you did this too sometimes, I hope you will do it more often now! Get more sunlight!
EAT NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST
Fourth step, fuel your body with a healthy breakfast! Eat balanced meal to keep you full and energize even more. Eat something that includes protein, fiber and healthy fats.
Rice with fried fish and shrimp, adding some banana, would do. A simple yet nutritious breakfast like this can make me full for the rest of the morning and with that, I can do my work with full energy.
Avoid eating unhealthy foods and start creating your own nutritious breakfast! Healthy foods, healthy leaving!
USE A MORNING PLANNER
We're finally in our last step, write down your goals, priorities and task for the day. This can help build your focus and create some sense of direction of how your day will pass by. Focus on making progress rather than perfection.
From the picture above, that's usually my routing every weekend. Sometimes, I feel like I don't want to do anything for the day, I get lazy. Making a to do list really help me take back my laziness, it made me focus and concentrate to achieve my specific goal in that particular day.
Don't let laziness get all over you, move your body and mind. Trust me, it will work out!
A productive morning doesn't happen by chance, it happens by creation. With just a simple effort and change, it can have a big impact on your daily lives. Try this hacks from now on and see the difference it makes! That's all for today, goodluck in making your morning routing productive, dear hivers!