I was trying to make a ‘How to’ post for long, only to realize for such a post, one must thoroughly know about each aspect of the topic. I am in the process of learning many things and am not a master yet in them to write a ‘How to’ post full of information.
But, in the process of learning so many things, I have figured one thing is common – morning. I do a max of my reflection journaling, preparing pending task lists, blog ideating amongst the rest in the morning. Over everything that I have grown as, something constant in me is, being a morning person.
Let’s first understand what it means to say that someone is a morning person – a person who gets up early in the morning and sleeps at a decent time at night. Now the next question is, does it really matter if you are a morning person?
People admire the big CEOs and look forward to how they live and work. Turns out, many top-level employees stated in research from a few years back start their day early. They tend to have a morning to plan and set the tone of the day.
But should this be a reason for one to be a morning person? No. I do not like this conversational battle I came across online of morning larks vs night owls. Each person has a body clock which they should respect. As far as the planning and work are in place, it shouldn’t matter which side of the coin you belong to.
Further, reading more about body clock, many types of research also state that it is hereditary. So if you are someone who hasn’t been able to become a night or a morning person even after a zillion efforts, kindly check how your parents are. More likely, your body clocks match.
I have observed this each time I am at a friend’s place for a night out. The entire family has a pattern of what time they eat, sleep and get up. For example, each of them have dinner together at 9pm when all are home, they watch TV together and sleep around 11pm. No one wakes up before 6am the next day.
Now this doesn’t match with what I have been used to at my house. We eat by 8pm and doze off before 10pm. We are all up, done with tea and set for the day by 7am. For me hence, even to stay awake till 12 even for my own birthday is a struggle, leave alone staying awake for anyone else!!
This is why, I would suggest to not force your body to change the way it functions. Respect the way your body functions already and get the best out of yourself. Following are the little things to keep a track of which I think will help to get the best out of you-
Sleep: Enough rest for the body is essential for its accurate functioning. Life has become easy today. Use the internet for the right reasons. Go now and check the minimum hours of sleep required for the body at your age and make sure you sleep that much. Give your body what it needs and it will help you excel at things you need to.
Plan: I believe in planning, yes I love on spot surprises but more often than not, planning the day, the week or even the biggest task on the list helps me be calm. I have wasted hours and lots of money as well because I didn’t think and plan some tasks well. Doesn’t matter if you plan in the morning or at night, but to put a little head into tasks you are expected to do can go a long way.
To get the best of you, you should treat your body the best of everything.
I am a morning person since forever and will always be.
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