{"id":1317,"date":"2025-03-09T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextgenfacts.com\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2025-03-09T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T15:30:20","slug":"how-to-build-a-morning-routine-that-sets-you-up-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextgenfacts.com\/how-to-build-a-morning-routine-that-sets-you-up-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Morning Routine That Sets You Up for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Compare a morning when you slept through your alarm, rushed out of bed, and barely made it to your desk in time to one when you had time for a brisk walk, a healthy breakfast, and some leisurely coffee-sipping. You\u2019ll quickly realize your morning routine sets the tone for your entire day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think an effective morning routine is out of your reach? We have good news: It\u2019s a learnable science, no matter how much chaos you\u2019re met with when you open your eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After analyzing the advice and morning routines of numerous well-known business leaders and productivity experts, we\u2019ve pinpointed common practices of successful people for your most productive morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wake up at YOUR right time<\/strong>
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    \u201cMorning people\u201d are supposed to be the high achievers. The early bird catches the worm, right? But a successful morning routine isn\u2019t necessarily synonymous with an early morning routine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Sure, some people who wake up early are more productive, and some studies do associate waking up just one hour earlier with lower depression rates. But if you personally dread early-morning wake-up calls, any potential benefits you get from peeling yourself out from under the covers at an unreasonable time will likely be overpowered by your misery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Oprah Winfrey never sets an alarm and Google CEO Sundar Pichai describes himself as \u201cnot a morning person.\u201d Take a cue from them and pay attention to your own ultradian rhythms \u2013 your body\u2019s natural cycles that repeat throughout the day and cause those peaks and dips in your energy levels. Doing so helps you find the times of day when you\u2019re most focused and productive (known as your biological prime time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you determine that you\u2019re at your best in the afternoon or evening, there\u2019s no reason for you to join the 5 a.m. club. As Mike Vardy, productivity author, speaker, and podcaster, wrote, \u201cLook, I\u2019m a night owl \u2014 and proud of it. Why? Because despite having many say that my sleeping habits make me less likely to achieve, I prove them wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So forget the pressure to pop out of bed at the crack of dawn; stay focused on what works best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Prepare the night before<\/strong>
      Many successful people spend their evenings preparing for the next day. Their reasoning: It leaves mornings free for an earlier start on important work (and breakfast).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n