The importance of morning routines

How can I create an effective morning routine? Discover the importance of morning routines and journaling to achieve your goals and maintain peak state.

This an excerpt from a summary of Benjamin Hardy's book 'Willpower Doesn't Work.' You can access the full book summary via the link icon.

Working toward your aspirations requires an environment where you regularly check your course. To check your course, you must be in the peak state described before. The best way to do this is to have a dedicated morning routine. By putting yourself in peak state first thing in the morning, you can operate from that state during the rest of the day.

You built an environment around you to keep the things as they are. You have a mental model that matches your current life. If not, life would be different. If you decide you want life to be different, you need to re-create the experience that spawned that decision. This state, in which you decide you want to change, needs to become your new normal. Only then will you be able to do it—to change.

If you don’t get into this state first thing in the morning, you’ll immediately slip into your old routine—your old life. 

The most essential aspect of the morning routine entails writing in your journal. Writing in your journal is more powerful than simple meditation like writing down your goals is more powerful than leaving them in your head. So, every day, take about 10–15 minutes to journal about your goals and how you will act in line with them during the day.

Journaling amplifies the effect of other activities, such as exercise or mediation. Anything that puts you in a reactive state, such as checking the news or messages on your phone, is detrimental, and should be avoided at all costs.

Create a ‘sacred spot’ for your morning ritual, full of inspiration and free of distractions.

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