Shoes in, phone out.
Action: Replace the phone at night with other more productive options.
Books: I put a few books by my bedside. I start reading them, fall asleep, and continue the next day. I might forget to read for a few days, but I come back eventually. Optimizing your morning routine habits does not require raw willpower; it requires smart environmental design.
Shoes: I put my running shoes near my bed. When I wake up, I see them and I am reminded of the urge to go for a brisk walk or even go running. I can ignore them for only so many days before I start running.
Workout clothes: The same message. It reminds me of the importance of health and fitness and the need to start moving when I wake up. Intentionally structuring your environment with these physical cues makes it easy to build sustainable morning routine habits without decision fatigue.
You can think of other things you want to do in the morning and put other cues to trigger this behavior in you.
I put my phone away where I cannot reach it easily. A simple action is the other end of the bedroom. A more powerful action is to put your phone in the other room: totally away.
Do it for a day and see how you feel. Then do it for two days and eventually make it a permanent habit.
Say clearly, “I do not need my phone.”
Practice living without your phone at night. Then do it on a Sunday. Keep expanding and experimenting. Every minute without your phone is a gift of more mindful presence, more learning, more relaxation, and more happiness. To learn more real-world strategies for mastering your time and focus, grab a copy of my book, 10X Productive Leader.
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