Life Tips: How to live an upgraded version of yourself by waking up early
When I first started working in society, the rhythm of my life was basically like this: I got up at the right time in the morning, changed my clothes as fast as I could, washed up, and rushed out the door without even taking a sip of hot water. The way desperately running, several times almost ran a red light.When I arrived at the office, my colleagues were already busy, so I could only walk quickly to my position with my head down and ready to start working, but my mind was still in a mess.
This way, my work efficiency is naturally affected, working overtime, squeezing in time to do my own things after work, sleeping late …… It was a vicious circle.
Later, I could not stand it anymore, so I made up my mind to start waking up early. Initially those days, I dozed off every day and wanted to give up countless times. But when I thought about the once-dead soldier, I gritted my teeth and persevered.
Gradually, I would wake up naturally, look at my favorite public tweets, get up slowly to eat breakfast, do something I like, then draw a light makeup and go out, to the company can also clean up the desktop, make a cup of hot tea, and then start the day with a soothing mood.
I used to not believe in the power of getting up early, but after practice, I realized that it is really amazing. I found that many people around me often get up very late, not only dizzy, sleep hazy, hastily packed up to go out, a journey to the hands and feet, there is no quality of life to speak of, not to mention the vitality and vitality of the.
Over time, dark circles under the eyes, mental depression and other problems will ensue.
Mr. Nan Huaijin once said, “People who can control the morning, can control life.” Those who can get up early can be said to have won their lives to a certain extent, it is simply earned.
We all aspire to have a better life, so let’s start by getting up early. How to get up early without pain and stay productive? Here are a few tricks to teach you.
01. Step by step, slowly to adjust the biological clock
My friend Jiang used to be a typical night owl, brushing microblogs, friends, catching up on drama until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, and then sleeping until 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning. Later, she saw the articles sharing the experience of waking up early and was inspired to get up at five o’clock in the morning.
On the first day, it was 8:30 when she woke up and didn’t even hear the alarm.
The next day, five alarms were set and struggled to get up in a burst of ringing. That day, Jiang had no energy all day because of lack of sleep.
She complained to me, saying, “I really overestimated myself, not having the habit of waking up early but suddenly wanting to get up three hours earlier all of a sudden, resulting in a very disheveled day. At first I felt that waking up early ruined the day, but then I seriously thought that I was the one who wanted to eat a big fat bite and ended up wasting all my courage to get better, thinking it was the fault of waking up early.”
Many people are guilty of such confusion, but many people do not find their own problems, thinking it is the fault of early rising. Waking up early is also a matter that requires the “progressive law”.
First, you need to set a suitable goal. Then, in a little bit to push the waking time forward, step by step, slowly adjust their biological clock.
Do not think that you can get up at 5:00 “super power” in an instant, first from 7:00 may be much easier to do.
Or, if you are used to getting up after 10:00, try to start at 8:00!
02. Do some “small actions” to wake up your body
Sometimes we don’t want to get up because we feel that our body is still tired and not yet awakened from sleep.
At this time, I will do some actions to help the body wake up, so that they can regain energy faster.
①Put your phone far away from you and set your favorite music as your alarm clock ringtone, so that you can run for miles to press off the alarm clock in a more pleasant environment.
② Turn your body in bed, 10 strokes clockwise and 10 counterclockwise, stretch your back and put your feet up straight. Use simple movements to guide your body and brain to wake up quickly.
③ and a glass of warm water, because breathing all night can dehydrate our body and make us feel tired easily. Then go brush your teeth or wash your face with cold water, and the whole person will feel different.
④After you press off the alarm clock, choose a comfortable sitting position (don’t lie down), sit straight with your legs crossed, focus on your breathing, consciously slow down your breathing, control your breathing rate, inhale for 2 seconds and exhale for 2 seconds, and try not to let distracting thoughts affect you. Maybe at first you can’t even hold on for 5 minutes, just sit down and feel the thoughts flying around in your head, but practice more and you will master the method and it’s easy to do.
03. Go near an early one!
I once read this passage on an app: “The people around you change you in countless imperceptible ways. With great people, learning is everywhere. The person you spend the most time with will slowly change you in a way you might not expect, or even notice. The most important decision in life is what kind of person you choose to be around.”
Previously, I would not have found a way to do it even if I knew what it meant to get up early but my mom changed me. Not long ago my mom came to visit me from her hometown and went to bed at eleven o’clock every night and woke up at six o’clock in the morning. Every time I woke up in a daze, I saw her busy preparing breakfast for me and going for a walk. Doing things in an orderly and unhurried manner, with exceptionally good spirits and physique, once did not feel good, but after watching for a long time, my anxiety grew worse.
So I started to ask my mom to supervise myself and wake me up every morning after brushing my teeth by the way. Initially, I always wanted to go back to sleep, but seeing my mom, who had already finished breakfast and was out for a walk, I had no reason to keep lying down myself. By the time my mom left, I had developed the habit of waking up early.
If there are no early risers around, try joining some online early riser punching groups. Get up early with others, and when it’s hard to do so, you can see how others do it to motivate yourself. This feeling of everyone getting better together is much better than working alone.
At the same time, you need to discipline yourself and keep improving your self-control. Don’t just clock in for the sake of clocking out, clock out and then go to sleep, this is better than not doing it, want to get up early, it has to come from the heart.
Of course, this is not easy to do, so when you stick to it for a while, you may want to reward yourself and use the sense of achievement to promote the next effort.
04. Use the things you want to do most to “lure” yourself to get up early
We all know that Haruki Murakami is an early riser, he said in an interview: “When I write a long novel, I basically get up around 4:00 a.m., never use an alarm clock, make coffee, eat snacks, and immediately start working. The point is, to get right into the work, no procrastination.”
You work so hard to get up early in order to use this extra time to open up the gap between you and others and achieve your dreams. So hurry up and start with what you are willing to do and want to achieve the most.
I wake up at 7am every morning, not too early, 2 hours before work, and I either read professional books or read in the morning, or do handwriting and sketching.
At the beginning, I didn’t see any immediate results, and I didn’t see any benefits for myself. But with this kind of persistence day after day, I got the certificate I wanted, made a beautiful handbook, learned to plan my time, and had more time to do other things than others.
Believe me, getting up early can be addictive, because you get to grow faster than others during this time and see more of the gorgeous scenery you never saw before.