According to Alexander Asseily, founder of the Brilliant Idea Academy, a morning routine is “a list of important daily to-do” items, or a ritual of physical and mental well-being, and is the only thing you need to follow to be productive in the morning.
Being productive in the morning is essentially the secret to the most rewarding time of the day. It allows you to leave behind the workday’s stress and embark on the second half of your day energized and motivated.
The idea of the morning routine is popular in the United States and New Zealand, but in Egypt, this concept is simply new. According to Egypt National News, over 20% of Egyptians never go to the gym, which’s a problem.
If we understand this, many of us have started to work with a productive morning routine. However, most of us don’t really know what it consists of. Do you know what your morning routine consists of?
What consists of a morning routine?
- Waking up early
- Showering and shaving
- Coffee
You need to wake up at least 15 minutes earlier than you need to be to avoid procrastination. It is crucial to make the first ten minutes of your day productive by doing the following:
- Wake up before your alarm goes off (or grab your phone if you use an alarm clock)
- Open your eyes and look around, take a breath of air
- Make sure the weather is nice, and you are not too hot or too cold
- Start your morning ritual (go to the bathroom)
- Do your morning shower
- Coffee
- Set your daily alarm and switch on the radio/TV
- Get dressed (brush your teeth and hair)
That’s it. That’s a productive morning routine.
The morning routine is what you do during your last 5 hours
The first task is your alarm clock, and the second task is coffee. The last task is the coffee.
These three things can easily make or break your productivity, and they are the three things you need to follow to get the most out of your morning routine. If you accomplish these three things, you will be a productive person.
These three things can also be done before you go to bed. The next thing you need to know is that most people who wake up early use the same three things in a different order.
Waking up early
The morning is the most productive time of the day, and we will not argue about it. We will give you a list of the most productive things you can do in the morning.
Shower and shave
The shower is the most important part of the morning ritual. It is important to clean the area around your eyes and your body.
You don’t want to wash away all the germs from your body or get them in your eyes.
What do you do when you have finished your shower? Let’s find out:
- Finish your shower
- Leave your bathroom and go to the kitchen
- Find a comfortable seat
- Sit for 15 minutes to wake up
- Open the fridge
- Get out the milk (or any beverage)
- Turn on the radio/TV (to relax)
- Sit down and have your coffee
- Wake up naturally
- After 15 minutes, you should be in a good mood. As a result, you will wake up naturally.
Remove yourself from the fridge and grab a cold beverage to drink. You should drink a cold beverage within 15 minutes of waking up.
It will help you wake up gradually and will keep your body temperature down.
You need to drink something cold within 15 minutes. This will make your blood flow to the brain, causing you to wake up. So drink a cold beverage.
Don’t wake up immediately
Let’s face it: waking up early is not as easy as you might think. A lot of people experience issues that cause them to wake up within 15 minutes of their alarm.
People tend to wake up naturally and don’t feel the need to get up as soon as they are woken up.
But there is a solution for that: use an alarm clock.
You can use an alarm clock that is not your phone to wake up. An alarm clock is a much louder alarm, and it will help you wake up even when you are tired.
If you wake up naturally, you will wake up only when you are actually ready to wake up.
Also, you will probably wake up to an annoying ringtone. Instead, put your phone on silent and set it on the table next to your bed.
Wake up early and get ready for your day
Before you go to bed, clean your teeth and rinse your mouth. You might think you don’t need to clean your teeth when you wake up in the morning, but you are wrong.
Most people make the mistake of not cleaning their teeth before bed. This causes bacteria to build up in their mouths, and they might suffer from bad breath in the morning.
You don’t have time to go to the dentist and have them clean your teeth at night. Waking up early, you can do this important ritual at this point.
This will help you get rid of bad breath before you go to work.
You also need to make sure you wash your face with soap and water. You don’t want to wake up with morning breath and not know why.
To get rid of bad breath and moisturize your skin, you can use any of these natural face masks. These face masks will leave your skin feeling fresh.
