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You Need an Afternoon Routine
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Afternoon routines
In the afternoons distractions have the most power:
- Move your body at the same time every day so your brain knows you’re still getting stuff done.
- Save the easy stuff for the afternoon when you can switch on autopilot.
- Spend just 5 minutes on that “Big Thing”, but only if you need to finish a larger project.
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- Cue: A certain trigger that awakens the habit
- Routine: The action you perform without thinking.
- Reward: The change you experience making you want to do more of the same.
Making a Habit Ladder
Keep a trigger cue ready and stack up the routine in such a way that your tasks become a habitual routine without any friction, each trigger cue and routine stacked over the next one.
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Start Your Mornings Right
Mornings are mostly spent on auto pilot mode, leading to each day being a routine affair. Mornings can be lived intentionally, and are fundamental in changing our days, years and entire lives.
...Activities To Do
- Writing a Journal: Writing acts like a mind emptier and one feels energized and ready to go.
- Read your Yesterday Journal: It gives a fresh and clear perspective to what you did the previous day.
- Set a Goal: Set a goal for yourself and try to follow it during the day.
- Opening Windows: Let the fresh air inside, letting yourself be refreshed and receptive.
Move
- Exercise: Get yourself moving in the morning and bless your body with endorphins for the whole day. Going for a short walk also sets up the stage for the day, making you aware and energetic.
- A Short Yoga session: Do some Surya Namaskars or Sun Salutation, and give yourself calm and balance, in just five minutes.
- Spend time in the Garden: If possible, go to the garden or terrace and breathe in the fresh air, clearing your mind and your senses.