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How do you get motivated in the morning? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Cringedrif@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] tetrachromacy@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I had a friend tell me a few days ago that they get up an hour and a half before they're supposed to work to relax and read or shower or whatever. I can't even picture that. I get up 30m before work and rush through coffee+oatmeal because if I slow down and think about how I have to work today it'll make me depressed.

It's better to catch me unawares so I don't have time to ruminate before I'm expected to work. Then before I know it I'll be working and too busy to think about how I'd rather be floating on a cloud while beautiful people feed me grapes off the vine.

[–] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah I wake up, shower, eat, dress the kids, bring him to the daycare and start working as soon as I'm back home. My responsibilities keep me on my toes. But it's not motivation.

[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I am trying both the ways nowadays. Sometimes I wake up early to avoid the rush and I feel so groggy waking up earlier than usual that I slow-mo the morning routine. Sometimes when I wake up little late, I'm fully wake from the get go that I manage to rush through the routine. In both cases I reach the end around similar times. I am not sure which one I prefer, maybe not sticking to one makes the morning a little less boring.