Every day, you awaken with a frontal cortex totally charged with willpower, provided you're obtaining many good, quality sleep! How you apply that willpower over the course of the day can mostly be affected by that first half-hour of your morning.
Here’s a method someone might begin her day: You awaken, and while still in bed, reach for your smartphone and begin scrolling through email. Then do a quick social media scan, check the Instagram and Facebook posts,
then maybe you check out a news website or two. Finally you get out of
bed, go make coffee, flip on the TV, and eat a high-sugar breakfast
while you watch a morning talk show.
While
you do all this, you also warily attempt to make choices regarding what
you need to get done during the day. This energy spent on weighing
choices directly drains your willpower reserves. Also, you scold
yourself for not having exercised the day before, further exhausting
your willpower reserves. You then shower, dress, and hit the morning
traffic.
I
have a much better option for you. Below is an outline I developed
while serving in Iraq, in 2004. Despite the environmental stress that
comes with being in a combat zone, I was ...Read more https://www.patriotdirect.org/a-navy-seals-morning-routine-to-stay-focused/
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