Waking up at 6am requires some discipline and a few hacks.
The problem with morning routines that actually end up with you getting out of the house to
only return eight hours later is that there’s a whole lot less freedom in deciding exactly
when you should wrap up all of your pleasant morning activities before you’re rushing
out of the house.
So to start the day with a perfect success rate, I make sure that my phone is far from
hand’s reach and that the tune I wake up to is pleasant enough to convince me to go
get out of bed.
100% guaranteed my alarm will not be snoozed and I will be on my feet one minute past 6.
Hack number two is creating that type of structured automatic routine that immediately signals
my brain that sleep is over.
For all of you, people who shower in the morning, that probably means getting in the tub; for
people who shower in the evening, including yours truly, washing my face right after I
wake up is key.
If you’re struggling with a short amount of time to create a morning routine that you
look forward to, I urge you to think of the various parts of the morning and think about
what you can switch around.
The two major changes in my morning routine since I started working away from home were
to switch my workout routine to the late afternoon and showering right before bed.
Those two things represented a huge chunk of my time and moving them to a later hour
rebalanced the time I spent being productive and m
After washing my face, I start the day by preparing breakfast or helping prepare breakfast.
I love breakfast and I make sure that I take my time preparing and eating it while I read
news, watch something on tv or have a chat.
It’s probably the only meal I take during the entire day that is done so at a relaxed
pace, so I always enjoy that ritual thouroughly.
Fifteen to ten minutes before seven a.m.
I start going around the house doing all the chores that need to be done.
This means making the bed, watering the plants, cleaning the dishes, cleaning the bathroom
and anything else that’s on my list.
I do two house cleaning routines per day, one after breakfast, and one right before
bed.
Cleaning and organizing my space makes me feel like I draw a clear line between routine
work and more entertaining or creative activities; it makes me feel focused and energized for
the rest of the day, so it’s an integral part of my morning routine as well.
The fun part of my morning routine starts after I finish my chores.
This usually ends up between 7h00 and 7h15 and it’s the time when I usually pick up
a novel or my language learning textbooks and start reading.
This block of time justifies my whole morning routine.
This is the reason why I wake up at 6 and not at 7 and it’s the reason why I recalibrated
my entire schedule to be able to dedicate around one hour of focused time to things
I love doing.
In busier weeks I spend this time planning for YouTube videos, writing and recording
voiceovers, editing thumbnails and outlining video scripts
(Clips in the mirror, curling hair, applying make up.
Make up tools on the vanity; make up bag.
Shot with flowers.
Add “bell sound” to the background, when I start getting ready.
Show a few clips of sunbeamsjess’s vlogs)
I have an app in my phone that rings a bell whenever it’s 8 o’clock and that is when
I know it’s time to start getting ready.
For me getting ready means around 15 minutes for hair and another 5 to 10 minutes for makeup.
This is when I have my daily YouTube intake.
The rest of the videos I don’t have time to watch, I’ll just add to my “watch later”
playlist.
At 8h30 I get up, get my bag, pick up my keys and get out of the house.
My commute is around 20 minutes so around 9 am I’m already sitting by my desk at work,
after listening to a podcast or some music during those 20 minutes.
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I hope you enjoyed today’s video and I will see you next week.
Bye guys!