Lemon water, yoga, journaling, exercise, affirmations, ice bath, etc. These are some of the things that gurus recommend doing to start your day for maximum performance. But this type of routine can take so long that no actual productivity occurs before lunchtime.
Rian Doris, co-founder & CEO of FlowState, the world’s leading peak performance research and training institute, explains that many successful people, including himself, get straight to work and slip into flow-state first thing in the morning. Then they focus on recovery and wellness later in the day once the pressure is off.
Consider planning 1 to 3 important tasks for each morning the night before, then getting up the next day and hitting them first. Before checking your phone, before drinking your coffee. In fact, before 90-seconds have elapsed from your alarm’s first ring. Try this for 7-days and see how you suddenly start moving forward on your project, side hustle, or other commitments.
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