My Morning Routine That Makes Me 10x More Productive

Hey everyone, I've gotten a few questions related to morning routine lately, so I decided to share mine with all of you. Much of my routine is inspired by Tim Ferriss, whom you've probably heard of.

Tim Ferriss is the king of morning routines and has recently become an even greater advocate of having a good routine to start the day. He's also been referring to morning routines as a "bootup sequence" that world-class performers use to make every day productive towards their ambitious goals.

As Tim would say, "without further adieu" here's my routine:

1. It actually starts the night before. I don't use any electronics within 1 hour of going to bed and I also put my phone on airplane mode, you'll find out why I do that below.
   
2. Wake Up and immediately get out of bed. I do some push-ups, standing squats, burpees, etc. to get the blood flowing. A lot of people tend to lay in bed for a few minutes or even hours after waking up - I used to be one of these people, but this is the first hurdle you must get over each morning.
3. After my little exercise routine, I brush my teeth and make a pot of tea before sitting down for my daily meditation session. Note: The reason I put my phone on airplane mode the day before is to avoid any unwanted distractions and messages. I found that if I even read 1 message that needs attention, it'll throw off my routine and can disrupt my meditation. Therefore, I leave my phone on airplane mode until I'm done with this entire routine.
   
4. After my 20 minute meditation, I open a book (or use the Kindle app on my iPad), and read for 1-3 hours.
   
5. This is where some variance comes into the routine... While reading, I tend to have uncontrollable sparks of inspiration and have to write them down. I use the Evernote app to manage all my notebooks and have been doing this for the last 4 years. Needless to say, I have quite a few notes (the last time I checked, I was sitting just above 5,000 notes). So when I say reading for 1-3 hours... that's actual reading time (excluding the time I'm writing).
   
6. I am human and thus, I have to take some time to cook a meal and eat. I love food, but it completely destroys my productivity for the day... I try to put off my first meal as long as possible and usually eat around 4 P.M. and this is also when I'll take my phone off airplane mode and re-enter the world.
   

Well, there you have it, that's my daily routine... It usually takes me about an hour to cook that first meal and eat, but after that I'm usually answering questions, talking to family/friends, etc.. I typically won't write for the rest of the day, unless some idea randomly comes to mind. I'll spend the rest of the day socializing and then going to the gym for a few hours.

My next post will be a little intro piece about myself... Many of you have commented and asked who I am, what I do, etc. As a preview: I'm 20 years old and I dropped out of college last year to trade Options contracts (on the stock market) and cryptocurrencies full-time. I love to read/write and have an insatiable curiosity about the world and beyond. My goal in life and on steem is to share my knowledge and passion for learning with the world and hopefully inspire a few other people to be curious and take their education into their own hands.

My previous post was about my new rewards system for followers and commenters. Basically, just leave an engaging comment and try to spark a conversation and I'll give you a sizable upvote for contributing back to the community. I look forward to hearing from all of you in the comments!

Thanks for reading!

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