Six things everyone should do before 8 am.🌄

Jasbir Singh
3 min readAug 27, 2023

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There are a lot of things that a person can do after waking up in the morning because it varies from person to person. This list contains some habits which will increase your overall productivity for the day moreover, it will benefit you in the long term.

1. Don’t hit the snooze

An alarm clock is a great gadget that helps us to wake up early in the morning. However, there is one evil thing and that is the snooze button. To elaborate, hitting the snooze will not only make you lazy but also spoil the day ahead. After we hit the snooze button, we get a habit of cutting some slack which will become a habit for the rest of the day. Then the person will start to procrastinate the rest of the tasks which they have written on the to-do list.

2. Hydrate yourself

Your body has been dehydrated for a long time after waking up. So you should drink at least a glass of warm water, which will help you to eliminate toxins out of your system. Hydrating helps your brain to work efficiently and prevents a cloudy mind. It also helps to clear skin.

3. Meditate for 10 minutes

Our brain goes through a lot in a day, so take some time to calm your mind. Sit on a flat surface like a bed or on the yoga mat, then try to focus on your breathing. In the beginning, you might find it difficult to concentrate but trust me it will get better with time. At the end of the meditation, you can say a prayer to show some gratitude towards God.

4. Do some stretching

We should do some stretching to work efficiently throughout the day because our bodies get stiff after a long night’s sleep. Stretching helps us to work efficiently throughout the day and keeps our bodies healthy in the long term. There are many exercises to do, including child’s pose, cat-cow, forward bend, and so on.

5. Get some sunlight

Sunlight is good for our physical health. It is one of the best natural sources of vitamin D. It is good for our physical and mental health as well. It also helps to prevent “the winter blues”, also called seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which means getting depressed due to lack of sunlight.

6. Make a to-do list

Being organized about the day ahead is one of the keys to being productive. You should make a list of all the simple and hard tasks, which you are trying to accomplish. It works as a good head start for the day and there is more than 80% percent chance you will accomplish it.

Conclusion

Always remember you are one step ahead of those who are not waking up early and doing something good for the betterment of their life. I suggest you to follow this routine for at least a week and then come back and give your valuable review.

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Jasbir Singh

I write about Lifestyle, Productivity, Photography, Fitness, Psychology, and Self-improvement.