Morning/ evening routine [Discussion]

Submitted by Cute-Priority-585 t3_10rsq6k in GetMotivated

Morning/ evening routine

What are some good habits and things to include in a morning routine and an evening one?

My main self improvement goals are

  • Waking up earlier to give myself more time to do things
  • Cutting down on my screen time
  • Reading the pile of books I have on my table šŸ˜‚
  • Feeling more awake and rested in the morning.

I want to try and create a morning routine to set me up for a good, productive day and an evening routine to help me successfully wind down.

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Sandi_T t1_j6xchq8 wrote

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod helped me hugely in this area.

Meditate, read, exercise, journal, appreciate, visualize your day.

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drivingthelittles t1_j6yj01f wrote

When I get up in the morning I put my yoga clothes on, ignore every single excuse that jumps into my head - do the workout then start the rest of my morning. I swear this is whatā€™s made me do a 15 min yoga/gentle stretch every single work day for 1.5 years (so far)

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helicotremor t1_j70n674 wrote

Same! I used to try to do my work outs in the afternoons/evenings after work, but it was so easy to make excuses & eventually Iā€™d drop the routine.

1st thing in the morning workouts are 100% the key to my consistency. Havenā€™t missed a day (aside from when I was away on holidays or had COVID) in 1.5 years.

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USaddasU t1_j6yytns wrote

Check out morning miracle app for basic guidance:

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selfcombust t1_j6zdu9e wrote

Water first and last thing.

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Moon-spirited t1_j6xwzur wrote

Workout, going on a walk, meditate/mindfulness, journal, write down your goals, little to no screen time an hour before bed, etc,

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Cute-Priority-585 OP t1_j6y4icx wrote

Thanks for the good suggestions. Gonna sound stupid but what can I do for the hour before bed with no screen time? Iā€™m so used to scrolling on TikTok or on here

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Moon-spirited t1_j6y6oln wrote

I feel you! Iā€™m having a lot of trouble with my screen time lately. But generally, what I like to do during my ā€œno screen timeā€ is read a book or have a little stretching session in my pjs before bed while putting a soothing music and lighting some candles. Iā€™m personally not big on meditation, but thatā€™s something you could do. Having a shower before bed time is apparently also great to improve your sleep.

Not sure if this counts as ā€œscreen timeā€, but just listening to music while laying in bed could be quite relaxing

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Cute-Priority-585 OP t1_j6y9bzy wrote

Thank you yeah, I definitely want to read more before bed and I think listening to music with dim lighting/ candles could be good too ā˜ŗļø I Just definitely want to get my screen time down by a lot

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thefirenation01 t1_j715jh5 wrote

A walk will help you a lot. At first it was tiring when i tried it out but i got used to it and i love walking and it's healthy to be active in general so you could try that

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