The holy hours are between 5–8 am. It’s primetime. Waking up so early gives you a psychological win as most of the world is still asleep.
The benefits of waking up so early would be gaining discipline. You are training yourself to wake up early. Continuing the practice and preparing your mind, heart, character, and spirit.
- Waking up early puts you in control. Being proactive, not reactive.
- Your willpower is at strongest you have the most mental focus you have the most energy so things are done easily.
- Your days are your life in miniature so as you live your day you live your life.
- The world is still sleeping so getting up at 5 am gives you an enormous psychological edge it differentiates you from the mass.
It takes 66 days to make a new habit. Change is difficult in the beginning, messy in the middle, beautiful in the end.
- Get up at the same time every single day.
Use the 20/20/20 rule to help you. Build a morning ritual for yourself. The first 20 mins could be dedicated to exercise. Tip: have shoes near your bed as a reminder to go out on a walk, jog or run. The second 20 mins could be for your planning. Reviewing your goals and your daily schedule. The third 20 mins could be for learning something new.
“The world belongs to learners as you know more, you can achieve more. To double your income, triple your rate of learning.” — Unknown
- The things that get scheduled are the things that get done.
- Try not to use devices before you go to sleep.
- Prepare yourself for rich sleep before you go to sleep.
- Put your alarm clock away from the bed.
- Jump out of bed as soon as you get up.
- Willpower doesn’t really work, rituals work. Once you create a ritual, then you create the habit.
Benefits of getting up early — more time to train; more willpower.
