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Jan 10Speed Up Your Morning (Quick Tip)
Remember when you were a little kid and your mother would lay out all of your clothes for you the next before a school day? Like everything else, your mother was on to something. By pulling your clothes out the night before, you were able to sleep a little later, have time to wake up and actually enjoy your breakfast.
If you find yourself always rushing to get out the door in the morning, it’s time to take note from ol’ ma and get your stuff ready the night before. I find it a lot easier to put all my stuff together when have more time to spare, so the night before a workday, I will usually pack my lunch, put any paperwork and books I need in my bag and, sometimes, I will put any files on my portable hard drive that I need.
On top of getting things all put together, you should also build what I like to call a “trail”. Think about what you do in the morning. I usually wake up, walk downstairs, take a shower, go back upstairs and get dressed and then I’m out door. Now during that routine, I walk by my desk, my end table and my kitchen table. All of these places are where I set stuff I need for the morning. I leave a “trail” for myself. My living room is out of this direct route I take, so I try not to put anything in there because I will forget it. After doing this for a while, it will become a habit. You will get home at night and place the things you will need in the morning, in these spots. Second nature. Muscle memory.
Its never a bad idea to build the “trail” either. Put a small table next to the door and use it has a key holder, a cellphone charging area, etc. One of the worst things you can do to yourself is just throwing your stuff down after a long day of work and wherever it lands, it lands.
Give this a try and let me know what you think. Do you have a better routine? Let me know about in the comments. I’m always happy to update the post with new ideas.
