How To Have An Insanely Productive Morning
Productive is a sort of buzz word in some spaces. In other spaces, it is like magic. I happen to be the genie that will lead you to the magic. I know just how to be productive in the morning. You need to make a plan the night before that will detail your morning, place away all distractions, and also sleep early then wake up and do something. These things will allow you to have an insanely productive morning because they break your sleep inertia, and will motivate you to work. That’s more vague than usual, so here is a more detailed break down of what exactly I mean. Why Can’t I Be Productive In The Morning? The reason you can not be productive in the morning is due to sleep inertia. Sleep inertia is when you still remain asleep even after you have already opened your eyes, and climbed out of bed. It is not normal for you to not be productive in the morning. In the old days, serfs used to wake up before the sun was even up and immediately get to work on the farms. In fact, even our science shows us that morning is the most ideal time for productivity The reason for this is that its in the morning when you have just woken up. Studies show that falling asleep increases your cortisol. This is known as Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR). “The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is the change in cortisol concentration that occurs in the first hour after waking from sleep. It is typically assessed using salivary cortisol samples immediately after waking and then at intervals over the next hour.” a.sTEPTOE, B. SWERWINSKI, STRESS:CONCEPTS, COGNITION, AND BEHAVIOR Cortisol is notoriously tied with stress. This is because cortisol increase your alertness, and your energy. This is negative when there is nothing you can physically do about it. However, it is a gift in opportune moments. In moments when you can act, whether that is out on a battle field, out on the farm, or out in the business world, an increase in alertness, and energy will help you keep up, and perform at high efficiency. So then, why do most people feel tired, unmotivated, and lazy in the morning? They don’t. Sleep Inertia There is a phenomenon known as sleep inertia. It is defined as “a temporary disorientation and decline in performance and/or mood after awakening from sleep”. It is called sleep inertia, because it is similar to force inertia. In physics, there is the idea that force travels in a specific direction. When the car turns, your body continues in the original direction, making you lean over. This is force inertia. Sleep inertia is when you are sleeping, then you wake up. But, your body remains asleep, and shut down. So you continue feeling sleepy. Just like how force inertia eventually breaks, and you move properly again, sleep inertia can be broken. There are things you can do that lessen, and permanently remove sleep inertia, which I taught here. But for now, we will be dealing with how to make your mornings most productive. How Can I Be Super Productive In The Morning? Step #1: Plan The Night Before The first thing that you need to do to have a productive morning is to have specific plans the night before for the morning. The secret to a productive morning, is a pre-productive night. This is what most people do not understand. It is not uncommon to see people looking for specific habits that could assist them to be productive for the morning. However, this reveals a fundamental misunderstanding. It seems people believe when they do these habits in the morning, they will be productive. But it is actually reverse. It is because you are productive that you will do these habits in the morning. If you do not feel like being productive, then you won’t do any of these habits. So what can you do to make yourself feel like being productive? Plan the night before. Planning the night before allows 3 main benefits. Step #2: Journal Your Day In order to have a productive morning, you should start journaling your day at the end of the night. This can be 5 lines written on the text slots of your phone. Or you can get a proper journaling book, and write down what you learn. You could even do a hybrid by journaling what you learn on your laptop’s word document. It does not matter, just start writing. We have already spoken about the importance of planning the night before. The question becomes, what exactly do you plan? That’s what this step is for. Look back at your morning, and see just how productive it was. Then, write down what it was about the entire day that made it productive. Also, remember that there is no such thing as negative productivity. You are either productive with useful things, or you are productive with useless things. No one does nothing. So, it is either you were reading books, writing your books, working on your business plans, or training for the upcoming tournament that you have. Or, you were watching YouTube videos, watching movies, sleeping, eating, or indulging in sexual stuff. The point is, you were doing something. So write whatever it was that you were doing. Do not be lenient. If you know that there was a time when you could have been working on something productive, but instead you spent that time binging shorts, then write that down. You need to learn specifically what useless productivity you do. No not be overly critical. If you had an actual good reason for not working, write that down. maybe you were sick, or you had to go help a family member. Even oversleeping is a good reason (if it is only 1 night out of the week. If it is more than that, read this.) Be fair. Step #3: Make A Contingency Plan You