My morning routine isnât guru approved â and thatâs what makes it perfect for me
God, can we please stop with guilting people over the morning pages, the journaling, the meditation, the drinking 18 gallons of mint-infused water, and the yoga? If you want to do those, GREAT! But you donât have to. My rules for the perfect morning:
Why we take bad advice about morning routinesThereâs a new cottage industry of people telling you all the thing you âshouldâ do every morning. But as it gets more absurdly specific, it gets even more performative. Drink a glass of water? No! Make sure you infuse it with turmeric and mint. If you like mint, great. But just adding mint doesnât do anything. The real win here is to be intentional about what you want to do â and how you want to do it. This is a lot harder than making an esoteric recommendation like drinking 6oz of yak tea. People love those recommendations because all of us want a magic bullet, or âsecretsâ that will magically change everything for us. Deep down, we know itâs all bullshit. I spoke to Tim Ferriss about this on his podcast a few years ago â you can watch the interview here: How to create the right morning routine for youReal happiness and productivity comes from making much deeper changes.
This is a lot harder than taking some magic pill. It means fundamentally restructuring your lifestyle, including how you work (maybe even where you work), how you relax, what time you go to sleep, and even what you think of yourself (âIâm not a morning personâ is an identity you can rewrite).
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Real morning routines are decided the week before, month before, and year beforeI love the idea of crafting a meaningful morning for your personal Rich Life. I do not love the cargo-cult fanaticism about random tactics. The best morning routine is decided the day before, the week before, and the year before by mastering the fundamentals. What I mean by this: When I wake up and have a leisurely morning, then wander over to start working, I open my calendar. What I see has been decided weeks and months before:
Itâs far better to consciously decide what your morning looks like. If you want to roll over and check Instagram (as I do), thatâs great. The first thing I get to read is some 17-year-old telling me I am wrong about investing. Good morning, @crypt0_4_lyfe7291. Thanks for your contributions to the investing literature. Be realistic about your time and energyLook at your calendar for tomorrow. Have you thought about how your energy fluctuates throughout the day? Does your calendar include the 3 most important things that need to get done? Is it realistic â does it include time to use the bathroom and eat and just zone out?
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3 questions to ask yourself when designing your morning routine
As you tackle these questions, you may realize that your perfect morning is a lot closer than you thought. My morning routine isnât guru approved â and thatâs what makes it perfect for me is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Via Finance http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://andrewburtonb.blogspot.com/2021/10/my-morning-routine-isnt-guru-approved.html October 05, 2021 at 01:34PM
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