How to become an early riser five minutes
Books / / December 19, 2019
Why morning is so important
You become more active
Christophe Rendler, a biology professor at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, one of the issues of Harvard Business Review said that "the people, whose efficiency at its peak in the morning, more attuned to career success, as they are increasingly those whose peak efficiency accounted for evening".
You get an opportunity to anticipate and prevent problems
Later in the same article Rendler comes to the conclusion that all the important cards are in the hands of the lark. They are "better adapted to what to anticipate and minimize the problem, they are proactive, achieve greater success in the professional field and, therefore, usually earn more."
You begin a professional approach to planning
Proper planning is very important. It is said that without planning ahead, we plan to fail undercurrent.
At Lark has time to organize and predict the next day and prepare for it. But owls behave reactively, much of life is left to chance. Do not you feel stress when pulling out of the sleep you wake-up call? Meanwhile
rise with the sun (or even earlier) gives a chance to start the day with a promising start.You energizing morning
One of the essential components of a successful morning - chargingWhich, unfortunately, many people often ignore. Meanwhile, just a few minutes of physical activity in order to set a positive tone for the day. Due to the influx into the brain more blood you think more clearly and can focus on what matters most.
Oxygen feeds every cell of the body, it gives a charge of vivacity, so people doing the exercises, are in a better mood and in better physical shape, good sleep and productive in all its endeavors.
You get all the benefits of early bird mentality
Recently, the University of Barcelona researchers compared the larks, that is, those who like to go to bed early and wake up at dawn, with owls who prefer to go to bed late and wake up late. So, among a number of differences, they found that the former are more persistent and less tired, and less prone to disorders and bouts of irritability and better able to cope with the problems.
And this, in turn, means lower anxiety and a tendency to depressionAnd less likely to abuse alcohol and psychotropic substances. In addition, they are characterized by greater life satisfaction. Agree, sounds good!
The five-minute strategy that will not let you fall asleep after the alarm
The first minute. Before going to bed clearly specify their intentions
The first way to give yourself an easy climb - remember that the first thought in the morning, as a rule, this is the last thought that spun in your mind before going to sleep.
I can bet that on some days you could not to fall asleepBecause you could not wait to wake up. For example, on Christmas Eve, in the morning and at night before the long-awaited vacation. At the first sound of the alarm clock, you widen your eyes, ready to jump out of bed and start a new, wonderful day. Why? Because last thought before going to bed has been overwhelmingly positive.
If, however, before going to bed you're thinking: "What a shame, because I have to get up in six hours. Of course, I'm not a good sleep and in the morning I will absolutely broken "- then the alarm call to your mind is likely to come:" Oh my God, really it is time? Not Nooo! I want to sleep!"
Thus, the first step is to decide: every night actively and consciously generate positive expectations for the next morning.
Second minute. Set the alarm as far away from the bed
If you have not already done so, place alarm clock in the far corner of the bedroom, so when he heard the signal, you had to get up and make myself move. Movement gives energy, and when you get out of bed, stay awake much easier.
If the alarm clock standing next to the bed, then after it is activated, you are still partially remains in a state of sleep and you wake up much more difficult. You press the snooze button, without even realizing what you are doing! But more often, we very successfully convince ourselves that we just had a call. Believe me, it happens to many.
Forcing myself to get up to turn off the alarm, you will dramatically improve the level of motivation of the awakening (UMP). However, after that you will most likely still will want to sleep, so do the following.
Minutes of the third. brush your teeth
Getting out of bed and turned off the alarm, immediately go to the bathroom and brush your teeth. And be sure to splash in the face a couple of handfuls of water. This simple act will enhance even more the TPC. After refresh the mouth, it's time to take the next step.
The fourth minute. Drink a glass of water
It is extremely important to every morning the first thing to replenish the supply of water in the body. After 6-8 hours of sleep the body dehydratedAnd it causes fatigue.
Quite often, if a person feels tired at any time of the day, he needed a drink of water, not to relax.
So, take a glass or bottle of water and drink it as soon as possible. Of course, not delivering himself of discomfort. The purpose of this action - as quickly as possible to fill in the body of liquid reserves, which he had lost for sleep time. By the way, you will soon notice that your skin fresher and normalized weight. Agree, not a bad effect of drinking a glass of water in the morning!
A glass of water will raise the TPC for one more step, and then move on to the fifth and last phase.
Fifth minute. Dress up or take a shower
Here you have a choice. You can get dressed in sports clothes and be ready to get out of the bedroom and start classes. You can expand the clothes beside the bed before going to sleep. For busy people preparing the night before especially important because it helps to go directly to employment.
Or first, you can take a shower. Many people prefer to just grow lazy water: it helps them wake up and gives a feeling of freshness. Take your pick. These five steps make it possible, so to speak, to quickly gain traction, so you are literally a few minutes become alert and ready to move on, and do not feel tired and sleepy.
A new book by the author of the bestseller "magic of morning"Et al continue to develop the idea of the use of the early lift, but now for a happy family life with an emphasis on how the behavior of the parents in the morning affects the atmosphere in the house.
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