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Psychological Advantages of Morning Routines · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: It's been said time and time again. Morning routines are
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  Speaker 1: very important. Whether it's our parents telling us how vital
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  Speaker 1: a hearty breakfast is, or various online articles that talk
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  Speaker 1: about the best morning routines, the idea that efficiency is
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  Speaker 1: crucial when we start our day is a much echoed one.
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  Speaker 1: The real question, though, is whether or not there is
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  Speaker 1: any scientific evidence to back these claims. What's happening to
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  Speaker 1: our brains when we first wake up? How does that
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  Speaker 1: affect our morning routines? These questions will be answered in
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  Speaker 1: this detailed video. It is genetic. It's important to understand
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  Speaker 1: that morning routines are often out of our control. How? Well,
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  Speaker 1: many psychologists share the theory that genetics determine whether you're
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  Speaker 1: a morning person or a night owl. That means that
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  Speaker 1: no amount of organization, planning or getting up early is
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  Speaker 1: going to make your morning routines easier to handle if
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  Speaker 1: you're a night owl. So instead of fighting against your genetics,
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  Speaker 1: you should be working with them. Till Roneberg, who wrote
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  Speaker 1: a book on the subject called Internal Time, Chronotypes, Social Jetlag,
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  Speaker 1: and Why You're So Tired, shares this premise. He and
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  Speaker 1: other psychological writers have popularized the belief that each person
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  Speaker 1: is better at certain tasks at different times of the day,
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  Speaker 1: and so it's up to you to learn about yourself
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  Speaker 1: and organize your day accordingly. The Night Before Your morning
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  Speaker 1: routines should start the night before. This is especially true
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  Speaker 1: if you know that you're more effective in the evening
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  Speaker 1: as opposed to the morning, although it can be used
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  Speaker 1: to your advantage even if you're a morning person. If
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  Speaker 1: you don't function well in the mornings, you can save
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  Speaker 1: yourself a lot of stress and, more importantly, time by
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  Speaker 1: setting things up the night before. This could include setting
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  Speaker 1: out your outfit for the day, packing your lunch, or
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  Speaker 1: making sure you have everything you need in your bag
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  Speaker 1: ready to go. You should also allow yourself to relax
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  Speaker 1: in the evenings. Don't work until the moment you decide
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  Speaker 1: to go to sleep. Leaving some relaxation time before bed
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  Speaker 1: will leave you feeling more well-rested, allowing you to function
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  Speaker 1: better in the morning. Consider setting a regular bedtime for yourself, too.
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  Speaker 1: A study published by Cardiff University in 2017 showed that
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  Speaker 1: sleeping at the same time each night reduces stress in teens.
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  Speaker 1: Choose your meal carefully. Your parents were right about one thing,
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  Speaker 1: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Having
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  Speaker 1: a good breakfast in the morning will not only aid
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  Speaker 1: your body during the day, but also your mind. The
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  Speaker 1: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed the importance of eggs
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  Speaker 1: in a good diet. They studied more than 1,400 men
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  Speaker 1: and women, and those who consumed choline, which is vitamin
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  Speaker 1: B in eggs, performed better in memory and verbal tests.
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  Speaker 1: Blueberries are another great option for a strong breakfast, as
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  Speaker 1: are almonds. The American Journal of Epidemiology released a study
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  Speaker 1: that shows that vitamin E, which almonds have in abundance,
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  Speaker 1: can help with reducing cognitive decline, especially with elderly people.
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  Speaker 1: European Journal of Nutrition also released a study that showed
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  Speaker 1: that men and women who ate almonds early in the
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  Speaker 1: day were less likely to feel hungry later in the day,
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  Speaker 1: meaning almonds are excellent at satisfying your appetite. Get your
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  Speaker 1: stressful tasks done in the morning. There are actually three
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  Speaker 1: different types of people when it comes to their preference
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  Speaker 1: for the time of day. The first is the standard type,
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  Speaker 1: people who work equally well during the night and the
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  Speaker 1: morning and have no preference for when they work and
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  Speaker 1: function well. These people's circadian rhythms are normal. The second type,
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  Speaker 1: the so-called morning person, functions well in the morning and
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  Speaker 1: they fit in perfectly with the typical workday of 9
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  Speaker 1: to 5. The last type are the night owls, who
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  Speaker 1: function best at night. meaning they're fighting a constant battle
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  Speaker 1: against society's norm of getting up early and finishing work
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  Speaker 1: before the evening. These people are more likely to develop
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  Speaker 1: stress and emotional instability. The only type of job that
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  Speaker 1: would lead to less stress for a night owl is
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  Speaker 1: one that involves starting work late and working even later,
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  Speaker 1: the so-called graveyard shift. Despite all these differences, these distinct
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  Speaker 1: personalities might have more in common than previously thought. A
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  Speaker 1: German study done by the University of Würzburg showed that
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  Speaker 1: although night owls had poorer sleep quality and were generally
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  Speaker 1: less healthy, both night owls and morning people could not
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  Speaker 1: handle stress very well in the evening and were much
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  Speaker 1: better equipped to deal with it in the morning. So
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  Speaker 1: whether you're a morning person, a night owl, or anything
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  Speaker 1: in between, try to get your stressful tasks done during
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  Speaker 1: the morning. According to studies, this will be a lot
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  Speaker 1: easier than trying to do it at night. Be creative
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  Speaker 1: in the morning. Recent studies have called into question the
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  Speaker 1: logic of rushing and being as efficient as possible during
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  Speaker 1: our morning routines. These studies have shown that organizing your
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  Speaker 1: mornings down to the most minute details can actually be
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  Speaker 1: detrimental to your creativity. In the psychological journal Thinking and Reasoning,
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  Speaker 1: researchers Marique Weath and Rose Zaks presented evidence that creative
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  Speaker 1: thoughts are most likely to occur when we're groggy, unfocused,
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  Speaker 1: and tired. In other words, you're most likely to come
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  Speaker 1: up with the new ideas when you first wake up.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe we should stop putting so much focus on waking
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  Speaker 1: ourselves up in the morning. Maybe we should stop placing
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  Speaker 1: so much emphasis on increasing our focus levels right after
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  Speaker 1: we wake up by doing exercises and getting ourselves in
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  Speaker 1: the zone. If you really want to be creative in
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  Speaker 1: the morning, take your time, and don't be afraid to
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  Speaker 1: zone out for a few minutes. Meditation Seriously consider adding
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  Speaker 1: meditation each morning to your early morning routine if you
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  Speaker 1: want to help your functionality during the day. This isn't
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  Speaker 1: just some new age nonsense, as the power of meditation
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  Speaker 1: is backed up by science. Many studies have shown the
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  Speaker 1: incredible effect that meditation can have on the brain. One
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  Speaker 1: study by William Marchand was released in 2014 called Neural
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  Speaker 1: Mechanisms of Mindfulness and Meditation. The study showed that meditation
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  Speaker 1: stimulated the medial cortex, default mode network, insula, amygdala, lateral
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  Speaker 1: frontal regions, and basal ganglia, all areas involved with higher
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  Speaker 1: brain function. We hope you've enjoyed the six pointers we've
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  Speaker 1: discussed to help you function at your best. So, are
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  Speaker 1: you a morning person or a night owl? What adjustments
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  Speaker 1: are going to make your morning routine more productive for
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  Speaker 1: your overall day? Share your views in the comments section below.
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