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o this exercise when you wake up tomorrow morning: Grab a blank sheet of paper, and write down the words “I’m testing my energy levels throughout the day”. Rewrite the same phrase on that paper once every hour until you go bed.
Take a look at the paper before you go to bed. You will notice how your handwriting became more sluggish as the day progressed. Your drop in energy levels as the day went by reflects on the way you wrote that phrase every time…
Our body and mind are most active and “absorbing” in the morning. So, when it comes to enriching your knowledge i.e. from reading a book to learning a new language, or if you’re conducting an important meeting, try to use those first hours of the morning after you wake up efficiently.
This is part of the art of time management. I include this in time-management because you’re choosing what to do during what hours of the day depending on how active and energetic you are during those hours. Most Indian classical singers and vocal students wake up really early in the morning to be able to practice warm-ups. The Chinese have mastered the art of giving your mind and body what it needs at dawn.
Your brain is able to better focus on important things in the morning
A few years ago, during an early morning stroll in downtown Shanghai, I could not help but notice people practicing Tai-Chi on Nanjing Pedestrian Road, which is a large car-free walkable area full of restaurants and shops. Your brain is able to better focus on important things in the morning, and while this seems so obvious, you will be surprised how many people, even though are aware, do not put this into practice, and end up not making an efficient use of their time.
Try this. Make it a part of your daily discipline. You will be surprised how much faster you are suddenly getting things done.
