masterpolt.blogg.se - Wake me up at 5 30

I try to have my dinner early (usually before 7 p.m.) so that the food in my stomach is already digested by the time I go to bed. Diet - I eat healthy for breakfast during weekday - cereal, rolled oats soaked in apple juice, fruits, plain congee, slice of bread, nothing too oily.Moderate exercise improves sleep quality. I take the lift down as climbing down is bad for knees. If I cannot go to the gym or go for a run because of lock down, I climb up 16 storeys, 5 times. Exercise - I exercise twice a week during lunch time.This is an important step to have the body wanting to wake up early. It hydrates and cleanses the body by flushing out the toxin accumulated overnight. Morning routine - I drink a glass of warm water first thing in the morning after waking up.Besides being much more productive, waking up early makes me more alert and energetic, it helps me maintain a good physique and health. Waking up early has done wonder for me! I am able to do four jobs instead of one. I try not to check email, reply Whatsapp/WeChat or check social media (except Linkedin). Sometimes, I think about what to do if I have only one year to live, other times what if I live till 100 (too long for me). to think, read and write my Linkedin article. Then about 5 years ago, I started waking up at 5:30 a.m. Nearly two-thirds of successful CEOs say they wake up at 6 a.m.I used to dread waking up in the morning to go to work.Use this ‘4-part prescription’ to wake up alert and refreshed every morning.Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter Ease into it gradually by waking up slightly earlier over time.Be realistic with yourself and understand that the adjustment won't happen overnight.

Here are some tips that Patel-Dunn recommends if you plan to make the switch: Yet, that doesn't mean shifting your wake time to 5 a.m. "Depending on your unique situation, it can allow you to incorporate a self-care practice without disruption, like a workout or meditation, or accomplish a few things off your to-do list before your kids or partner wake up," she says. Anisha Patel-Dunn, a psychiatrist and chief medical officer of LifeStance Health, an outpatient mental health company. some days for productivity – but not tomorrow. I'd say the good outweighs the bad, and maybe I'll consider getting up at 5 a.m. This also meant that I was tired much earlier than I'd usually be, and asleep before 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday but, because my body was used to my new wake time, I still got up at about 7 a.m.

Waking up earlier on weekends: Now, I know I said I didn't wake up at 5 a.m.

meant taking a shower, cooking and doing anything else I wanted to do after work within three hours.

Rushed evenings: My commute is about an hour long, so getting home around 6 p.m.

And, I felt like I was missing out on so much, including the Grammys! So, in order to get the same amount of sleep that I usually do, that meant going to bed at 9 p.m.

Going to sleep at 9 p.m.: When heading into the challenge, there was one thing that I decided would not be affected by waking up earlier: my sleep.

Yet, like all things, there were some downsides.

Bigger breakfasts: I made pancakes for the first time by myself and paired it with eggs, fruit and cucumber water! My normal breakfast before work is almost always oatmeal, and maybe eggs on a good day.

And though I only went in the morning on one day of the challenge, it still felt so great to be in and out of the gym before 8 a.m. Going to the gym before working: I joined a gym last week (which I was going to do anyway).Laundry in the morning: I mean, checking laundry off of my to-do list first thing in the morning was honestly amazing.

However, my earlier start made me feel more energized at the top of my workday. And when I work from home, I just hop right onto my laptop. Increased energy at the start of the workday: Usually, I don't feel completely awake before jumping up to get ready for my commute.Every day, I was able to meditate, for however long I wanted to, before rushing to prepare for my workday. More time in solitude: Some mornings, I was simply able to sit in the bed for an hour or two in silence, which was very nice because I don't live alone.Let's start with the good, because there were benefits to waking up earlier than I typically do on weekdays.