Hello everyone!
Last week I asked on my Instagram account whether you would like to see a new video
series with tips on self-development, lifestyle and habit building and the vast majority of
you said yes.
I wanted to start this video series with 5 healthy habits that you can incorporate into
your morning or evening routine, whether you are a morning person or a night owl, as well
as according to your schedule.
1.
My first tip is to use your morning or evening routine to complete at least one 5-minute
task that you know will help you get through that day or the following day.
For me, that means making my bed and answering emails in the morning and then, in the evening,
meal prepping for the following day.
2.
Hit the gym, stretch or do yoga: If you are not motivated enough just by the physical
benefits that exercise brings you, I can't stress enough how important it actually is
for your mind.
In my personal experience, as long as I keep a steady workout routine, hitting the gym
three times a week, I feel my productivity and motivation skyrocket.
Although my body feels tired afterwards, exercising gives me that boost that makes me feel much
more awake while I am in class and improves my motivation throughout the week, even when
I am working at home.
3.
Journal and plan more: whether you are a bullet journalist or a very simple planner, journaling,
writing and overall putting your thoughts into paper is a daily routine that everyone
benefits from incorporating into their lives.
Being the over thinker I am, writing down all of my worries, future plans and projects
and the small tasks I need to accomplish allows me to clear my mind, create goals for the
day and week and overall feel like I am either starting or closing the day on a good note.
4.
Ditch your phone for at least an hour.
I try to do this in the morning, before I leave the house or an hour before I go to
sleep.
Turn off your phone, pick a book and compromise to read ten or twenty pages a day while you
eat breakfast or dinner.
You can also just turn on some music, tidy up the house or get ready to go out without
any social media and notifications bugging you.
Developing a quiet mind-set and a sense of self every day will help you keep your stress
level down and overall feel more motivated to face the day.
5.
Incorporate learning into your routine.
I like to go to bed in the evening knowing that I have learned at least one new thing
during the day.
A quick way to do this is finding resources that allow you to learn something new in five
or ten minutes.
That knowledge builds up and as long as you keep it in really small sessions you will
not feel the strain.
Some suggestions are an app called Tiny flashcards, which features flashcard type questions and
answers regarding tons of different subjects, the random page function in Wikipedia, playing
two or three Duolingo levels every day, subscribing to educational youtube channels like Crashcourse
or Ted Education or going through websites like Skillshare and Khan Academy which also
feature 5-10 minute lectures.
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So this is all, I hope you enjoyed these 5 very simple tips and I will see you next week.
Bye!