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Does Your Morning Routine Set the Tone for Your Day?
How does your morning routine — or lack thereof — impact you?
Everyone sleeps. Some people sleep better and more deeply than others.
Because everyone sleeps — everyone has a “morning” when they wake up from their slumber.
It might not be the standard “morning” time. But I postulate that the time immediately after you wake up — be it 6am, 12pm, 10pm, or whenever — is your morning.
Many self-help, mindfulness, and other spiritual gurus and similar expound on the benefit of this morning routine versus that morning routine. And these are incredibly variable.
Some suggest getting up at 5am, doing vigorous exercise, taking cold showers, and similar. Others tell you to awaken naturally with the sun, spend the first hour of your morning in meditation, avoid caffeine, and the like. Still others will tell you to get right to work on whatever you must, make an entry in your dream journal, do profound reading, specific diet and exercise practices, and so on.
Each of these will tell you they are the “best” or “most effective” means to make your day.
To be fair — I’m sure they’re perfect for certain people. But here’s the thing — you are one of almost 8 billion people on this…
