Originally published in January 2021
I’m not a morning person. I think it’s okay to put it in the obituary. I’d rather have a 10pm yoga class and a midnight meeting than do anything in the morning. I’ve been saying this all along. But in the end, I don’t care about work, I don’t care about the planet, I don’t care about the economy. So let’s get started. We need to improve our morning routine and make mornings work for us.
Instead of complaining and whining in the morning—and I have—it’s time to bring positive energy into the morning. If I, a notorious morning whiner, can start the year with positive morning habits and a positive mood, so can you.
Here are some of my favorite morning habits to get you started on a good note every morning.
8 Easy Morning Habits for a Better Day
1. Dry brush your body.
It may seem like a goop-y trend, but dry brushing has been a part of Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Every morning, you scrub away the drowsiness and dry skin. Nothing makes you feel better after a painful alarm at a godless hour. Although there is a lack of medical evidence, It is believed to be helpful Stimulates the lymphatic system, increases circulation and energy. And maybe, just maybe, it will help break down cellulite. Cross your fingers. Rub.
2. Write a diary of your experiences.
It’s well known that we love keeping gratitude journals, but how about we all leave the year behind and make magic happen in the year ahead? There are some things that make a gratitude journal effective. First, there’s muscle memory. If you write “I’m going to buy a house by fall” 35 times, that thought gets ingrained in your subconscious, and yes, you ~ will do Buy a house by fall.
And then there’s the law of attraction. It’s the belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into your life. If you can verbalize what you want and need and repeat that across a page, the thought will be more likely to be embedded in every corner of your brain. Isn’t that worth a try?
3. Turn off your phone alarm.
… or a squeaky, startling, um, alarm. No one wants to be startled awake. Instead, start your morning with a soothing sunrise light and a gentle alarm. If you don’t have work to do and kids to take care of, it’s a much more natural way to wake up.
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4. Airplane mode is your friend.
A surefire way to turn a good morning into a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day is to flip out, open your eyes wide, and keep scrolling, scrolling, scrolling.
Nobody loves The New York Times I use apps more than you do, but I also know that I don’t need to open them before 8 a.m. The same goes for email and Instagram. Do you really need to know what an Australian supermodel posted while you were sleeping? If possible, turn off your phone or put it in airplane mode until you brush your teeth and have enough caffeine to deal with your boss’s annoying requests.
5. Drink a glass of lemon water with sea salt.
Hydration Queen Dani Bruflot Time is honey Be sure to drink a warm glass Lemon water Drink sea salt water as soon as you wake up in the morning. Some of the benefits of lemon sea salt water: It promotes digestion, kills bad bacteria in the mouth and throat, helps reduce inflammation, and can easily boost the immune system.
At the very least, drink a glass of water before you drink your coffee. This will help replenish your body before it starts losing water again.
6. Pay attention to small things.
There is nothing revolutionary about making your bed every morning. But your mother was right. Make your bed and make your bed every day. Little things like making your bed, opening the curtains, and putting dirty clothes in the laundry basket will make you feel better. this much It gets better when everything seems out of control.
7. Read a short story.
Instead of scrolling through what you know againKeep a collection of short stories close by. Read for 5-10 minutes while you sip your morning tea or coffee (or lemon water with sea salt!). It can be a story, a page, or a poem. Whatever you choose, reading will help you relax in the morning and prepare your brain for creative thinking throughout the day.
8. Give a compliment to one friend every morning.
Some mornings I want to remind my friend Jess, who lives 2,000 miles away from me, how much I miss her. Maybe you need to remind your best friend what a great mom she is, or hear from your cousin that she inspires you. Just say whatever you wantOr maybe you hear another friend say she has the best ass in town. It doesn’t take much to send a quick text message. Ten seconds? But it’ll start your day off on a good note. and Start your day with a good mood. Win-win.
Good morning, or at least a more hydrated and less stressful morning.
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