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The benefits of waking up early can’t be overstated; in fact, it’s pretty much the best thing you can do for yourself. Whether you want to spend more time with your family, get a jump start on your day, or make something amazing for dinner, these 10 tips will help you wake up and smell the coffee (or tea!) every morning.
1. Wake Up With the Sun
The sun is the most powerful and beautiful force on the planet. It’s a great metaphor for feeling like yourself, too. Getting up with the sun or waking when you’re aligned with its rise means that you’ll be alert and in your best frame of mind by when your day really begins. So if you can’t face the fact that you don’t like mornings, try waking as soon as it begins to rise.
2. Be Alone with Your Thoughts
It’s easy enough to “wake up” at whatever time your alarm goes off, but this may not be enough to activate your brain’s main goal-tracking mechanism: consciousness.
The numbers are unequivocal: people who are socially connected are healthier and live longer. In fact, she notes that some of the most grown-up, admirable qualities like “humility, self-control, discipline, sustained commitment, and delayed gratification” are actually marked by the absence of social relationships.
