The best tips for your morning routine

2. Deactivate the snooze button

We all know this situation. The bed is comfortable, the alarm clock goes off and you only have 5 minutes left to get ready. But if you use the snooze button, you often stress your brain, because it cannot process whether you should be awake or tired. Stay away from the snooze button.

3. Stretch after waking up

This tip is easy to follow because you do not even have to get out of bed for this. By stretching, you signal your brain that the day is starting. It is kind of a warm-up exercise for your body.

4. Put your mobile phone down

Who does not know this? Before we get up, we grab our smartphones and check WhatsApp, Instagram and Co. Try to spend at least the first 30 minutes of the day without a screen. Alternatively, you can also set a time from when you will use your mobile phone. Checking messages early increases your stress level and ensures an unrelaxed start to the day.

5. Open your curtains

As difficult as it is to let the sun or light into the room in the morning. It definitely helps! The light activates our brain and serves as a biological alarm clock, in order for us to wake up faster, naturally. In winter, so-called daylight alarm clocks can also help.

6. Listen to music

This tip is arguably one of the easiest tips on this list to follow. If you listen to energetic music early on, the start of the day is easier and the good mood increases.

7. Smile

Smiles are contagious and will even spread your good mood. Even a forced smile gives the brain the signal that helps you make you feel happier. You can trick yourself into lifting your mood and start the day full of energy.

9. Meditation

Meditation is of course a must on this list. It is irrelevant what this meditation looks like. Focus on a moment of silence, whether this means looking out the window, doing yoga, or a morning prayer. This spiritual calm ensures relaxation and an orderly morning.

10. Sports

Exercising in the morning has numerous benefits. It makes the brain more efficient and the ability to concentrate and logical thinking are promoted by being active. In addition, the circulation and blood flow are stimulated. The increased oxygen supply ensures a generally better feeling and a powerful start in the day. Furthermore, exercising before breakfast stimulates fat burning. Fat reserves are being used to generate energy because the body has not yet received any food. In addition to that, exercise in the morning will give you the feeling that you have already accomplished a task of the day.

Last but not least, sports enthusiasts will have more time for themselves or friends and family in the evening, as the active part of the day is already done in the morning.

11. Let your creativity run free

If exercise is not your thing or if you enjoy being creative more than being sweaty, try to do something creative, this would also be a possible component of your morning routine. It does not matter whether you’re painting a picture, writing songs and poems or recreating the Leaning Tower of Pisa out of toothpicks. Creative energy in the morning stimulates the brain and makes you happier.

12. Create a beautiful environment

A tidy space is essential for an effective morning routine. If our environment is in order, it is also easier for our brain to relax and sort our thoughts. Therefore: tidy up the room and kitchen before going to bed so that you can start the day relaxed!

14. Make your bed

This childhood virtue can also be a meaningful element of your morning routine. Making the bed is a quick task and provides the first moment of success early in the morning. In addition, our environment is a bit tidier, which helps our brain to work more focused.

Be careful:

There are some things you should absolutely avoid doing in the morning. Here we have listed the 6 most common mistakes when starting a morning routine.

Perhaps you have already found some tips that you like. But what do you have to consider when creating your morning routine and which common mistakes should you avoid? You can find out here:

2. Overcharging

If you like many tips of our list and would like to start creating your individual morning routine, that is great. Make sure, however, that you do not overwhelm yourself. Start by selecting 2 to 3 elements and try them out in different orders. If you choose too many and lose interest or are in a constant hurry, the routine does exactly the opposite to what it is supposed to do – it stresses you. To avoid this, you should approach your individual routine slowly and not plan too much. Once you get used to your initial routine, you can try to develop it further.

3. Your morning routine is not a substitute for sleep

If the time invested in your morning routine means that you get less than the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep, you should reconsider it and reschedule it if necessary or go without it completely. Sleep remains the most important ingredient of getting the day off to a good start and nothing can replace it.

4. Boredom

If you already have some morning rituals and have repeated them for a long time, it can get a bit boring. If you find that your routine is not giving you the same level of energy as it was in the beginning, you should change it. Try to incorporate new elements or replace them with tried and tested ones. The order is not set in stone either. Just try several things. If a new routine gives you more strength, choose it to continue having a successful start in the day.

5. The weekend

Logically, there are different rules at the weekend than during the week. The alarm clock usually stays off and the daily rhythm shifts. But this is no reason to drop your morning routine completely. Take a few tips and build a little “weekend routine” so that you do not fall out of practice completely. It is important to be in a good mood on weekends too, isn’t it? Therefore, you should keep a few things after you wake up and continue your original routine during the week.

Now you are equipped with tips for a relaxed morning routine and you know which things you should try to avoid. Finally, we have 4 more tips for creating new habits:

It’s hard to get used to a new routine. At the beginning, these morning rituals can feel like strange elements in your everyday life. So how do you manage to turn them into a real routine?

1. Know your why

Every morning, make sure you understand why you are doing this routine. Are you trying to study more efficiently to get better grades? Would you like to apply for something, start the day happier or simply lead a healthier life? There are many reasons to strive to have a better start to the day. Know your why and find the inner motivation that will keep you going. Knowing your motivation will make it easier to let new rituals become a habit.

2. Discipline

Easier said than done. Discipline distinguishes the doer from the wanna-be. Just like learning a new language or math formula, implementing a morning routine takes time and discipline. This perseverance enables us to go from an idea to a concrete action. Setting realistic goals is an important part of staying disciplined. It also makes sense to break a larger task down into several smaller ones. This makes it easier to achieve your goal and creates a good feeling and in order to that, motivation.

3. Perseverance

At first glance, perseverance appears to be very similar to discipline. Perseverance, however, can be seen as a more permanent accomplishment. If you get used to things over a long period of time, it becomes increasingly easier to maintain these habits. So do not get demotivated if you haven’t built a fixed routine after a week. Good things come to those who wait!

4. Start immediately

It is easy to move things to tomorrow. However, this leads to subconscious stress. If you start with tasks or plans immediately, they are not only completed faster, but also lead to increased motivation. So do not wait for the perfect morning or week. Start your routine first thing in the morning and face your weaker self.

Wow! That was really a lot of tips and instructions! We hope that they will help you get started on your day better than ever before. Now we have another challenge for you. Think of 2-3 tips on this list and write them down on a small piece of paper. Start doing this first thing in the morning without excuses. We wish you a lot of fun, joy and success!