The Importance of Waking Up Early

Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

You may have heard your parents and grandparents repeat the above-mentioned phrase over and over again. I can attest to the fact that getting up early can be a great kick-start for a productive day.

By waking up early, not only do you have more hours to get your work done, but you generally feel more energetic and productive. Moreover, early risers are also considered to be great planners and good-decision makers as they have one motivation – getting things done.

The Importance of Waking Up Early

Apart from getting additional time to accomplish more tasks, there are many other advantages of waking up early.

To Maintain Your Mental Fitness

Getting up early is great for your mental health. When you wake up early, you know you have enough time to accomplish your daily tasks, resulting in reduced stress levels.

You won’t have to rush and hurry when it comes to completing your work. In fact, you’ll have plenty of time to squeeze in a nap or do many other things. Also, once you start your day on an optimistic note, this positivity will stay with you throughout the day.

To Improve Sleep Quality

A known fact is that early risers hit the sack quite early, too. Getting up early shouldn’t be a once-a-month occurrence, it is supposed to be something that you follow regularly to establish as a routine in your life.

As early risers usually go to bed early, there’s a chance that they get a good 7-9 hours of recommended sleep. This leads to a healthier mind and body.

To Get More Time to Exercise

A long day’s work can be mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting, and the last thing you want to do is to go out for a run or head to the gym.

You might keep making promises to yourself about starting your exercise routine from tomorrow, but if you wake up late, you’ll never have the time!

One of the greatest advantages of waking up early is that you get ample time to commit to activities that are good for your health like working out or exercising.

Spending even a few minutes on some physical activity in the morning can be a great kickstart for your body to do much more!

To Become More Organized

“Not enough hours in the day” – an excuse most people use to justify their laziness and unproductive habits. With many distractions around and so much work to do, it can be easy to dismiss a few tasks and put them off till the following day.

However, most times, we don’t even manage to accomplish these tasks the next day. Once you become an early riser, you will realize how much you can achieve in a day’s time.

You will get more time to organize your goals and tasks for the next day and you’ll simply be able to tick off your to-do lists quicker by getting an earlier start.

How to Become an Early Riser?

Now that you’re aware of the importance of waking up early, here are a few tips to help you get started on the habit of waking up early.

Start Slowly

Remember to start slowly. This isn’t a one-time thing; you’re developing a habit that will last you for ages. Since it can be difficult to switch your routine completely all of a sudden, you should start small: try waking up 30 minutes earlier than your usual wake-up time at the beginning.

Practice this for a few days and then cut back another 15 minutes. Repeat this until your reach your goal wake-up time.

Try to Sleep Early

You might be accustomed to staying up late, but you can’t continue doing this while trying to wake up early. Sleeping late and waking up early can result in a sleep deficit that will impact your mental health.

So, you should try going to bed earlier by leaving all your devices, dimming the lights, and simply relaxing. Once you start waking up early, you will naturally get tired and sleepier earlier in the night as well.

Never Keep Your Alarm Clock Right Next to You

If your alarm clock remains within an arm’s reach, you’ll naturally be tempted to just reach out and snooze or turn it off.

Keeping your alarm clock far from your bed will push you to get out of bed to shut it off, and once you’re up, you’ll have to stay up!

Waking up early has many mental, physical, and emotional benefits to offer. However, the hardest part is to convince yourself to wake up early, and then get into the routine!

Making a few tweaks here and there in your life will help you get into the habit of waking up early, and once you do, you’ll see the massive changes in your life.

Ashley Yeo