4 Ways to Start Waking Up Earlier

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Here are four ways to start waking up earlier. It's something that's worked for me since college. Number one, take your phone, set your alarm the night before, and plug it in across the room. Number two, when you wake up, you want to do one of the most favorite things that you love to do as soon as you wake up. Maybe that is playing your favorite video game, watching your favorite TV show. The reason we want to do this is because we want to make it attractive and fun to actually wake up and get out of bed. We want to make it enjoyable. Now, we'd love to do this forever, but we in the beginning, if we're starting a habit, need to make it fun for us. Okay? Otherwise, we're not going to do it. Number three, let's say you love coffee in the morning, but you just think of all the different steps. You have to brew it, you have to wait, all of that. The night before, set it so that it is already ready and brewed as soon as you get up, so you can drink it. Or, maybe in the morning you're just like, "I just I'm always cold." And get your blanket the night before in the spot that you intend to be, and put it there so that it's as easy as possible. You just remove all of the obstacles from you being able to do the thing that you love. Okay? And number four, very important, you have to feel the progress. For people that love playing video games, you have to know when you beat the level, when you move on to the next thing. Otherwise, like, how do you know you're winning? So, something as simple as putting a piece of paper next to the seat that you're going to be sitting in with a pen or marker, and every time you do it, check it off. Feeling that progress. I know it sounds silly and simple, but it works. Try it out, and let me know how it works for you.