A Morning Routine That Doesn’t Start With Too Little Sleep

Shape your morning around your needs, not someone else’s checklist

A morning routine doesn’t have to include getting up early, exercising, meditating, and planning. Choose one or two activities that make it easier to start your day: set out your clothes, check your calendar, or have breakfast without rushing. If getting up earlier would cut into your sleep, it’s not a good first step.

Try a small sequence linked to something you already do: after brushing my teeth, I’ll prepare breakfast; after breakfast, I’ll choose one priority. If you care for children in the morning, commute, or work shifts, your routine may look different or happen at another time of day.

A glass of water may be a practical way for some people to remember to drink. But it won’t necessarily give everyone more energy in the morning. Fluid needs vary depending on the person, diet, activity, weather, and health; recommendations for water intake also take fluids from food and other drinks into account. CDC: About Water and Healthier Drinks.

After a week, notice whether the activity you chose is helping. If it makes your morning more rushed or cuts into your sleep, change it. A routine should support your day, not give you another reason to feel guilty.

Tomáš wants to add morning exercise, but he already wakes up tired and is short on time. What’s the more sensible approach?

Get up an hour earlier without changing his evening routine.Start doing an hour of exercise and meditating all at once.Put off all changes until he has a perfect morning routine.First choose a short period of movement at a time that doesn’t cut into sleep, and see whether it works for him.

A Morning Routine That Doesn’t Start With Too Little Sleep

Shape your morning around your needs, not someone else’s checklist

Tomáš wants to add morning exercise, but he already wakes up tired and is short on time. What’s the more sensible approach?

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