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Over a million creators upload their morning routines and a day in their lives. Everything that they say and show seems like a perfect winning formula and aesthetically pleasing. But does that work for you?

If you are on the fence about whether to follow them or not, read below and see that you can change your life in other ways as well.

No need to wake up early.

Every self-help guru on the internet will tell you to wake up early. And they are not wrong since they want you to have a head start on your day. If you wake up and get out of bed early in the morning, you are going to complete many of your tasks and get more done by the end of the day.

The only problem with that advice is, what is your definition of morning? You could have been awake till midnight, so you can’t wake up early. Even if you do, you will feel lethargic for the whole day. So, sleeping for the required time is necessary.

However, if your biological clock is set the other way. You should not wake up early. If your work requires you to stay awake at night, you can sleep late. Or if you feel comfortable working in the silence of the night, that is good for you. Waking up early is highly overrated. And Batman knew it.

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Early to bed is necessary.

It does not matter that you do not have a definite routine in the morning. But if none of the situations apply to you and you still want to wake up early and get multiple things done to feel accomplished by the end of the day. Then, you must emphasize going to bed early.

No matter what your schedule is, try not to compromise on your sleep since it will heavily affect your productivity through the next day. People concentrate on being disciplined in the morning. They make a routine like getting out of bed, making their bed, meditation, yoga, etc., but rarely stick to it.

You should make your nighttime routine a priority and follow it religiously. Try to have your dinner early and stay away from alcohol. You must go to bed as early as possible. Make sure to keep yourself cozy and comfortable. You can remove distractions and dim the lights.

Routine before bed.

As mentioned above, your nighttime routine is more important than your morning routine. After the day’s work, it is important to wind down and relax. How you choose to do it is also exclusively important for you.

Make sure you follow different methods to make your body and mind calmer for your sleep. You can try reading a few pages before you finally get into bed. If the events of the day trouble you and you can’t get them off your head, journaling can help you.

You can either have a paper journal or a digital journal and write every thought, emotion, feeling, or happening of your day. You will feel less anxious and much lighter when you finally get to sleep.

For sleeping sooner, your objective is to feel relaxed and slow down the pace of your heart for sound sleep. You can try different ways through which you can achieve that.

Conserve your dopamine when you wake up.

Did you know you get a definite amount of dopamine peak throughout the day? You need those dopamine spikes to get you through your day. If you pick your phone up and start scrolling as soon as you wake up, you will spend the useful dopamine brain rotting instead of doing something worth getting happy about.

You should not wake up in a rush as well. There is a concept called slow morning. When you have a slow morning, you will let your body and mind take their sweet time to get ready for the day. But when you wake up worried and anxious, it will spike cortisol levels in your body.

And it will be hard for your body to feel okay after that. Hence, take your time in the morning. Don’t get on the bandwagon to do all the self-help things one by one. But also do not rush yourself through the day’s tasks.

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Refresh yourself.

As mentioned above, you do not need to follow the perfect routine in the morning to be a billionaire but try to get at your own pace. When you wake up, take your time to breathe and feel alive.

Depending on the type of person you are, you can do it in different ways. If you are an outdoor person, you can go for a walk, breathe the fresh air in nature, and feel the grass. If meditation can enhance your focus for the day, take deep breaths and meditate.

If you think your productivity will increase by journaling your day. Journaling can help you quiet down your mind in the morning, you can always do that. You can also get that adrenaline rush by going to a gym and doing vigorous exercises. But all you need to do is feel alive.

More importantly, understand yourself first, then know what makes you feel alive in the morning. Do not try to do everything.

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What are you most excited about?

Mark Manson, the author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, says, it will be easier for you to get out of bed if you are excited about what you are going to do in your day. If there is something that you are looking forward to, probably anticipating, or feeling excited about, it will be easier for you to get up in the morning.

You will not require a routine, a schedule, a long to-do list, or even an alarm if you are looking forward to the next day. But this is something only you can know. You might have to contemplate which part of the day makes you feel most excited. But once you know it, you will be rejoiced about it.

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Do the difficult things to get there.

If you are looking forward to getting some of the happiest moments of the day, you also need to think about how to get there. For example, if a successful presentation will make you happy. You first need to work on all the elements that will make that presentation a good one.

So, you can plan your day based on all the elements that you need. Sometimes, set aside for the research, study, and go through the data, put it in a comprehensible manner. Add creative bits so your colleagues don’t sleep while listening to you.

Format your speech and your oral representation accordingly. Among all of it, there must be some things that you despise doing. But a good presentation is not possible without doing it. Hence, you must do it first thing in the morning when you have all the energy.

It is ideal to plan the tasks from the most difficult to the least difficult based on your energy levels.

Just start doing it.

When you start your morning with the toughest tasks, you may feel a bit lazy. You may procrastinate doing it. At this moment, you need to understand that this is your brain pulling you from doing the most difficult task. Therefore, it is procrastinating.

During procrastination, you may think that you do not have the right material. You do not have the time. You will do it later. Or you will do it in the end. But the best way to beat procrastination is to not overthink it too much.

All you need to do is to just start doing it. Do not think much about what you are going to do. Just sit and start working on it. Taking the above example of a presentation, you can always open your laptop and just sit in front of it. Block all the distractions, and within no time, you will complete it.

A rich breakfast and hydration will help get you through the day.

Before you jump on the task of the day, it is important to know that your energy does not get depleted with the completion of the most important or most difficult task. Hence, a high-energy breakfast or drink is a must.

Do not forget to take your supplements or pills in the morning because they will be most effective when you have them on an empty stomach. A protein-rich breakfast is the most recommended one in the morning. You can pair it with tea or coffee, whichever suits your taste.

Also, do not forget to keep yourself hydrated throughout the day. Your morning hydration is essential to keeping you active throughout the day. Drink a lot of water first thing when you get out of bed. You will notice the change in your body.

Change and adapt.

One thing about routine is that it is called routine when it carries on consistently for a few days. But it also depends on your needs, schedule, or sudden emergencies. The points above clearly explain what is essential to you. And how you can manage it in different ways.

Therefore, it is best to adapt and change based on what you need and how your life is going and growing. Do not forget to prioritize yourself and your needs when you are going through the toughest times. This will help you run in the marathon that is life.

Conclusion.

The self-help content spread on the internet will tell you a tonne of things to follow. But before you start doing it. You need to know what suits you. There is nothing wrong with following those pieces of advice. But only if it works best for your life.

Feel free to tweak it in the ways that work best for you.

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