https:\/\/scotthyoung.com\/members\/?page_id=42<\/a><\/p>\n—<\/p>\n
The 30 Minutes that Can Double Your Daily Productivity<\/p>\n
One underutilized tactic for boosting productivity is forming a
\nmorning ritual. This is where you devise a brief, but focused,
\nroutine that you use every morning you wake up.<\/p>\n
The power lies in the truth that getting started is the hardest part
\nof doing work. Once you’re already in a productive workflow, it’s
\nrelatively easy to continue. It’s overcoming the initial hurdles of
\nlaziness and procrastination that set most people back.<\/p>\n
By devising a morning ritual, you preprogram yourself to start your
\nday off on the right foot.<\/p>\n
Just imagine two hypothetical days.<\/p>\n
One day you roll out of bed late. You spend an hour surfing the
\ninternet, maybe make some breakfast and eventually take a shower.
\nBy the time noon comes around, you have your first class and you’ve
\naccomplished nothing.<\/p>\n
Now imagine a different scenario:<\/p>\n
You wake up a bit earlier, right as your alarm clock buzzes for the
\nfirst time. You make your bed, shower and eat a light breakfast
\nbefore immediately sitting down on your most important task for the
\nday.<\/p>\n
Looking at these two examples, which person would you guess
\ncontinued to accomplish work productively throughout the day?<\/p>\n
Setting Up Your Morning Ritual<\/p>\n
The key to the morning ritual is that it is the same, every day.
\nThis is admittedly difficult as a student. If you stay out late at
\na party, or have an early 8am class, your schedule is probably far
\nfrom consistent.<\/p>\n
The first step is to set a 30 Day Trial where you do roughly the
\nsame 30 minutes to start off every day.<\/p>\n
My mistake in doing this in the past was to assume that I also
\nneeded to wake up early in order to make the morning ritual work.
\nEarly rising is another great productivity tactic, but it’s not
\nnecessary to make the morning ritual effective.<\/p>\n
That’s why I suggest trying out the morning ritual, even if you
\nplan on sleeping in on weekends or don’t feel like rising early.
\nThe benefits come from having a tight routine that preprograms
\nyourself to be productive for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
Designing a Morning Ritual<\/p>\n
Think about your most productive day ever. How did it start?<\/p>\n
That’s the basis for designing your morning ritual. If you did
\n15 minutes of exercise, followed by a large breakfast and reading
\na newspaper, go from there. If you woke up, had a coffee and started
\nwork immediately, use that.<\/p>\n
The morning ritual isn’t a template that fits everyone. It’s
\nsomething you design to trigger all your feelings of being
\nproductive, so that those triggers push you to work effectively
\nduring the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
If you’re thinking about starting a morning ritual or any other
\ntactic we’ve discussed, please start a new thread about it in the
\nforums. I’m happy to offer advice if you need it, and the hundreds
\nof other members can offer encouragement.<\/p>\n
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