
雖說(shuō)習(xí)不習(xí)慣早起是天生的,但對(duì)絕大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)早點(diǎn)起床多做事一定是個(gè)好習(xí)慣。 對(duì)很多首席執(zhí)行官、全球領(lǐng)袖,還有其他一些優(yōu)秀人物來(lái)說(shuō),早晨是可能發(fā)生奇跡的時(shí)候,決定了之后的一整天。 下面是把早晨過(guò)好的一些竅門(mén)。 起床時(shí)間要比想起床的時(shí)間早 這可能很難聽(tīng)進(jìn)去,但工作高效的牛人們通常起得很早,可以說(shuō)非常早。很多首席執(zhí)行官的鬧鐘都是早上5點(diǎn),而且接下來(lái)的三個(gè)小時(shí)也不會(huì)閑著。 星巴克首席執(zhí)行官霍華德·舒爾茨早上5:45喝第一杯咖啡,此時(shí)他已經(jīng)遛完狗并且健完身。 早起后做事的效率會(huì)大大提高,原因可不僅是時(shí)間多了。早晨時(shí)我們的意志力是一天里最強(qiáng)的時(shí)候。 鍛煉身體,機(jī)不可失。 好好出身汗有助于夜間睡眠和早起。早晨盡量抽時(shí)間鍛煉身體。培養(yǎng)晨練的習(xí)慣比堅(jiān)持晚上鍛煉也容易些,因?yàn)橥砩弦挥惺戮蜎](méi)法堅(jiān)持鍛煉。 意外收獲:已有研究顯示晨練可以保持體重,甚至減肥,尤其是鍛煉前不吃東西的話。 推特和Square公司首席執(zhí)行官杰克·多爾西是喜歡早晨健身的首席執(zhí)行官之一。多爾西早晨5點(diǎn)起床,冥想30分鐘,然后鍛煉7分鐘,重復(fù)三次(我們一直不明白為什么他不直接說(shuō)鍛煉21分鐘)。 要堅(jiān)持早晨健身,最好在日程表里專門(mén)留出時(shí)間,頭天晚上就把健身的衣服準(zhǔn)備好。跑步可能是最好的健身手段,因?yàn)椴恍枰餍担膊挥脤iT(mén)去健身房,也可以試試Greatist網(wǎng)站上一些并不在早晨健身的人們采用的訓(xùn)練方式。 不要看郵件 有時(shí)人們會(huì)忍不住翻身起床第一件事就查查郵件,尤其是用手機(jī)當(dāng)鬧鐘時(shí)。但這樣會(huì)導(dǎo)致分心,忽略當(dāng)天要做到最重要的事。 整理和時(shí)間管理專家朱莉·摩根斯坦有本書(shū)名字就叫《早上絕不要查郵件》。道理是,不要一早就分心,一封郵件接一封郵件地處理,最后一整天也就這么過(guò)了。 Tumblr首席執(zhí)行官大衛(wèi)·卡普就發(fā)誓早上堅(jiān)決不處理郵件。 每天早晨激勵(lì)自己 史蒂夫·喬布斯有個(gè)很有名的習(xí)慣,每天早晨問(wèn)自己一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的問(wèn)題。 “如果今天是我生命中的最后一天,我還愿意做今天要做的事么?” 如果想找輕松點(diǎn)的晨間激勵(lì),可以試試Shine。注冊(cè)后每天早晨會(huì)收到簡(jiǎn)短的鼓勵(lì)文字,還有好玩的動(dòng)圖。 還有個(gè)選擇:在線雜志《我的晨間習(xí)慣》采訪了不少創(chuàng)業(yè)家、音樂(lè)家、醫(yī)療從業(yè)人員等,看各行業(yè)的人如何起床。結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)大多數(shù)人都有早起困難癥。 遵循第一個(gè)小時(shí)規(guī)則 《黑客學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)》一書(shū)作者,兼《熱愛(ài)你的工作》播客主持人大衛(wèi)·卡達(dá)維寫(xiě)道,不要列冗長(zhǎng)的任務(wù)清單,集中精力在一天中第一個(gè)小時(shí)專攻最重要的項(xiàng)目。 你的大項(xiàng)目可能是工作一部分,也可能是副業(yè)。最好在不受郵件打擾的情況下完成,可能去辦公室上班前就能做完。 “如果能完成一小時(shí)計(jì)劃,你會(huì)自我感覺(jué)良好,對(duì)項(xiàng)目也會(huì)更有信心,”卡達(dá)維在一篇寫(xiě)道?!霸缟贤瓿晒ぷ鞯母杏X(jué)會(huì)在腦子里延續(xù)一整天?!?/p> 但他也警告說(shuō),“第一個(gè)小時(shí)工作原則也需要耐心,也要給自己點(diǎn)喘息的時(shí)間。” 這么一看,培養(yǎng)高效的早晨工作習(xí)慣也不是不可能。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:Charlie 審校:夏林 |
Despite the fact that being a morning person is largely determined by your genes, society still expects most of us to rise early and get things done. But mornings can be more than just a necessary evil – according to dozens of CEOs, world leaders, and other impressive individuals, mornings are when the magic happens, dictating how you’ll tackle the rest of the day. Here are some tips to make it a truly good morning. Wake Up Earlier Than You Want To It’s not what you want to hear, but productive and powerful folks tend to wake up really, really early. For many CEOs, the alarm clock is set for 5am, and they don’t hit snooze for the next three hours, either. Starbucks SBUX -0.11% CEO Howard Schultz has his first cup of coffee at 5:45 am, and he’s already walked his dogs and worked out. Waking up early gives you a greater chance of getting things done, and it’s not just because you’ve got more time to do it. In the mornings our willpower is the strongest it will be all day. Work Out. It’s Now or Never. A good sweat can help you get to sleep at night and easily start your day. Try incorporating exercise into your morning routine. It’s easier to stick to a morning activity than one in the evening, which can easily be pushed aside when you have to work late. Bonus: Early morning workouts have been shown to be great for maintaining and losing weight, particularly if you don’t eat beforehand. Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square CEO, is one of many CEOs who find time for fitness in the morning. Dorsey wakes up at 5 am, meditates for 30 minutes, and follows that with the seven-minute workout, which he does three times (we’re still not sure why he doesn’t just call it a 21-minute workout). To stick to your morning workout, make an appointment to exercise in your calendar and lay out your gym clothes the night before. Running might be your best option as it requires no equipment and no trip to the gym, or try one of these morning workouts for non-morning people from Greatist. Don’t Check Your Email It can be tempting to roll over and check your email first thing in the am, especially if you use your phone as an alarm. But that can distract you from focusing on the big tasks you need to accomplish that day. Organizing and time management expert Julie Morgenstern even titled one of her books Never Check Email In The Morning. The philosophy here is that you’ll start your morning with undivided focus not bouncing from one email to the next and set the tone for the rest of the day. David Karp, CEO of Tumblr swears by his no morning email routine. Find Your Morning Motivation Steve Jobs famously asked himself one simple question every morning. “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” For a lighter dose of morning motivation, try Shine. Sign up for the company’s short bursts of affirmation in text form every morning, along with fun gifs too. Another option: the online magazine My Morning Routine interviews entrepreneurs, musicians, health care practitioners and others on how they wake up. And it turns out mornings are hard for most people. Follow the First-Hour Rule Rather than an overwhelming to-do list, focus on your most important project for the first hour of the day, writes David Kadavy, the author of Design for Hackersand host of Love Your Work podcast. Your big project could be for your job or your side-hustle. And ideally, you’ll get this done without the distraction of email and perhaps before you even get into the office. “When you finish your goal of one hour, you feel good about yourself, and you feel better about that project,” Kadavy wrote in a Medium post. “The work you’ve done carries over into your thoughts throughout the day.” But he warned, “The First-Hour Rule takes some patience and breathing room.” Not unlike creating a productive morning routine. |