Starting a good day is everyone’s goal, and as much as one desires it so much, it is also useful to know that in order to achieve that goal, it is not only through the practice of good habits.
In fact, it is also important to recognize the bad morning habits you must avoid so that you can build a perfect morning routine.
Precisely for this reason, today I want to share with you these 14 habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day, help you start the day with a clear mind, and avoid generating stress due to the hectic pace and haste.
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Habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day
The early hours are the starting point in our life, the minutes when we give ourselves the boost that will keep us moving for the rest of the day.
If we get up in a bad mood or if we do the first-morning running activities, we will hardly be able to reduce the level of stress we generate throughout the day.
Breaking a dynamic is always much more tiring than creating it from scratch.
Let’s see which bad morning habits you need to stop.
1) Hitting the snooze button
One of the habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day is to hit the snooze button of the alarm clock.
The body has its own natural cycle for getting up early in the morning.
If you want to change your wake-up time, then using the alarm is important if you want to get your body used to awaken up at a certain time.
By hitting the snooze button, you break your natural sleep cycle, and eventually, the 5 to 10 minutes of sleep that you deeply wanted, will lead to nothing but falling asleep again or waking up even more sleepy.
If you want to start the day well, it is important to always wake up at the same time and avoid hitting the snooze button to fall asleep again or wake up badly, so that you can be more productive and active during the day.
2) Checking your phone and social media first thing in the morning
This is probably one of the habits we all practice early in the morning, or at least we do very often.
Many of us use our mobile as an alarm clock, and surely after turning it off, we stay in bed for a long time scrolling through Instagram or replying to messages.
But there is nothing more wrong with any of this.
I myself was obsessed with checking social media or messages early in the morning.
The result is that I get stressed out about things I see or read, and I start the morning in the wrong mood.
Now that I’m done with this habit, I can lead a better day because my morning routine is better.
Checking social media early in the morning, just fills your head and stresses you out, and doesn’t allow you to focus on the most important things.
Give your body and mind time to enjoy the moment, relax and start your day with more tranquility.
3) Not having a healthy breakfast
I know many people who have a habit of getting up, washing, grabbing coffee on the go, and going to work.
Skipping breakfast is no good at all if your intention is to start your day right.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and should never be skipped.
If you really want to awaken your body and face the day in the best possible way, you must stop for a moment and dedicate yourself to a real breakfast.
If you think you have little time for breakfast, you can set the alarm a couple of minutes earlier and use them to prepare a simple but energetic breakfast.
4) Complaining and not being grateful
If you have a habit of thinking about the wrong things in your life early in the morning, then you start the day off on the wrong foot.
Unfortunately, I know that life is not easy, but instead of thinking about all the problems we have, we should start thinking about all the things we have and be grateful.
Complaining about things that we can’t change or various problems only makes our day worse and consequently, we won’t be happy.
Instead of complaining, try to think of 10 things you are grateful for and think about how blessed you are to have a new day ahead that you can use to improve your life.
5) Not having a productive morning routine
Not having a morning routine makes the morning demotivating and unproductive. If you start your day not knowing what to do, the only thing you actually do is waste precious time.
Many people wake up in the morning and spend a lot of time in bed, spend time on their cell phones or get up and go straight to work, leaving all tasks for later or not spending time on self-care.
To break this habit, you should start creating an ideal morning routine for yourself. It would be even better to plan everything the night before so that in the morning you already know what to do.
If you want to know more, you can read these 10 things you should do every night before bed for a productive morning and start implementing these habits for a good morning.
6) Not hydrating
This also applies to me, but I have a bad habit of not drinking enough water in the morning.
Starting the morning without having drunk anything and without being hydrated is bad for your health.
Do not drink coffee or fruit juices. As soon as you wake up, drink a glass of plain water to hydrate yourself after a long night.
It is very important if you want to stay fit, make your skin beautiful, speed up your metabolism and you will be healthier.
7) Having negative thoughts
Just like complaining, having negative thoughts in the morning only puts your mood down and you will be in a bad mindset all day.
When we wake up, we are catapulted into reality, and of course, we are confronted with our thoughts.
Focusing on the positive things and trying to think about how you can turn those negative thoughts into positive ones is a great help in staving off anxiety and fear.
This is why it is also important to dedicate a couple of minutes to yourself and rearrange your thoughts before getting out of bed.
8) Starting your day without brushing your teeth
It may seem strange, but the bad habit of not taking the time for personal hygiene is unfortunately very common, especially for those who wake up late.
If we don’t brush our teeth or shower, we spend the day not feeling fresh and clean.
For this, it is essential to devote time to personal hygiene and to change clothes at night with clean clothes.
9) Not planning your day
Not planning your day is one of the habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day.
If you don’t plan in the morning, you won’t know what your to-dos and goals are, and if you don’t know your goal or tasks, you’ll never be productive and motivated during the day.
Early in the morning, set aside some time for planning.
You can use a diary or to-do list to write down important things to do and get organized early in the morning.
This means that if you are used to spending your mornings reminding yourself what to do, you need to get rid of these bad habits and start organizing.
10) Not letting sun rays and fresh air in
For a period of my life, I lived in the countryside, in the middle of green fields and places.
The first thing my mother did when she came to wake us was to raise the shutter and let the sunlight in.
From that time on, we have always had a habit of moving the curtains and letting the sunlight in instead of turning on the light.
When you get out of bed, don’t turn on the lights, but prefer natural sunlight and take a breath of fresh air. This will help you wake up from sleepiness.
11) Leaving bed unmade
I thought it is among the habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day, only the fact that if you leave the bed unmade, the risk of getting under the covers and spending time in bed is very high.
I say this from experience, making the bed after having it aired for a while is a habit that helps you to be more productive and also keeps the room clean and tidy.
Don’t make your bed right after you get up, but have at least an hour pass by and then get to work
12) Not making time for self-care
Until recently it was normal for me too, but now I tell you that by not making time for self-care, you put yourself on the back burner.
Getting up and throwing yourself into the day’s commitments without taking time for yourself is like building a house without a foundation.
If you don’t take care of yourself, all the things you do will be of low quality and you yourself won’t feel good in the long run.
So, dedicate at least 1 hour in the morning to self-care, do things you like, or relax with a book in hand, and then you will have plenty of time to work.
If you think you don’t have enough time, you can check these 103 quick and effective 5-minute self care activities.
13) Waking up at varying times
Getting up at different times is also a habit to stop.
If you get up at different times, you confuse your body and you will find it harder and harder to get up at the set times.
If you want to wake up at a certain time, it is important that you also go to sleep at a certain time, so as not to lose hours of sleep and wake up in good mood.
This is why I previously mentioned not hitting the snooze button, just to avoid this situation.
14) Not praying / Not meditating
This is personal, but I believe that before starting the day it is important to pray or practice meditation in order to free our minds and turn our prayers to God.
To start a good day, we must have the mind at peace and free, for this you can practice meditation or pray for what you need and give thanks.
Conclusion
That’s all. I hope these tips about 14 habits to avoid in the morning that can ruin your day was helpful to you.
To change habits or start new ones, takes time, patience, and self-discipline.
It is important to start slowly and replace bad habits with old ones. I know you can do it!
With love,
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