Sleep and productivity

There isn’t one perfect routine that will make you rich and happy overnight. Instead, there’s different routines for different purposes: if you're focusing on health and fitness, starting with exercise or eating a healthy breakfast might go first. If you're working like crazy, getting straight to...

The key to productivity is just doing the work. This routine underscores this by making getting some work done your first priority, so that your first break is the chance to eat breakfast, shower etc. :

• it not only maximizes your time, it shifts your productivity much earlier.
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Right when you wake up, before eating breakfast, checking your phone or the TV, go out and move:

• it puts fitness in that all-important first slot of the day, especially if you're struggling with making this a priority; 
• It will wake you up and keep you alert.

By putting your house in order, you put your mind in order as well: Making your bed, brushing your teeth, showering, shaving, doing makeup, pressing your clothes are all little tasks that can put you in good form for the rest of your day. 

If you start your day with meditation, it’s important to do seated meditation and not do so lying down in your bed, or you’ll be likely to fall back asleep. This routine will help because:

• it leaves you calm and focused for the day;
• allows your mind to wake up without strain.

Of all the different things you can try to improve your productivity, a morning routine is one of the most effective:

• It gets you started and sets the tone for the upcoming day;
• They take place in the most consistent part of the day - mornings are usually quiet, with fewer s...