Briefly, in the last post, I spoke to you about having an "organized mindset" but it's not as easy as it sounds and it definitely helps to have some physical reminders and plans as well but it all starts with the brain.
Remember when we spoke about
Writing it out,
Planning it out, and
Crossing it out if you do good if not be sure to check those posts out because they go hand in hand with having an organized mindset and being mentally organized.
These methods of planning help you break down your goals into sets of easier tasks that you can achieve more quickly while motivating you to work harder in the process.
But what do we do when we have so much to do and you don't know how or when to do it.
Most of the time writing things down is not enough to actually get us going
So Today I am going to tell you a few things you can do in the morning to keep your mind clutter free or at least help you try.
Tips to A Clutter-Free Mind,
1. Getting A good night's sleep : Now this is something we have been being told since we were little, and even today we are constantly told how important getting those 7-8 hours of complete rest our to our mind and body and yet according to
Living Science 35% of Americans claim to get less than 7 hours of sleep each night. Getting a good night sleep seriously impacts your next morning way more than you realize. According to the
Stanford University Sleep Medicine Center, "in a couple of hours before you naturally wake up your body begins to raise your core temperature.
And if you're not getting enough sleep when your alarm rings it will wake your body too soon making your bed seem too irresistible to leave which causes the next problem.
2. Stop Hitting snooze! Have you ever heard the phrase you snooze you lose? Well if that's not the truth I don't know what is, without even realizing it the snooze button is a major part of people's mornings including mine, in fact, I hit snooze so much I'm one of those people that has a series of alarms to wake me up so that I can actually get up at the time I need to. This is yet another habit we need to break. Hitting the snooze button is a problem for a lot of obvious reasons but there are some dangers that we don't even think about. Don't you love it when you wake up before your alarm? It feels good to know that you can lay down and relax for a few more minutes doesn't it? But did you know that
if you hit snooze often you will decrease the likelihood for his to happen because the more you snooze The more you ruin the connection between your alarm going off and you waking up needed for behavioral conditioning which means not only will your hatred of mornings increase but soon you may end up ignoring your alarm altogether.
3. Grab your planner before you grab your phone: A lot of times we hear that alarm we wake up get out of bed and grab our phone and head to the bathroom. This is a typical morning for most people including myself. But it's time to break that habit, wouldn't it make sense for us to start our day by grabbing the things we actually need to look at, what good is writing things out and planning them if you're never going to look at them? So when you wake up in the morning instead of grabbing your phone and scrolling through Instagram, Grab your planner and see the things you have to do and want to get done today so you have a plan from the very moment you wake up.
