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However the day I moved to Canada for my graduate studies, I suddenly had turned into a night owl. \\uD83C\\uDF03\\nMaybe twas the excitement of being in a new place, maybe twas the colder temperatures, maybe twas the new time zone, or maybe just maybe I finally was \\u201Cfree\\u201D and was an \\u201Cadult\\u201D and didn\\u2019t need to be an early riser anymore.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Even though I didn\\u2019t \\u201Cneed\\u201D to, I always thought about being a morning person. It\\u2019s something I debated internally quite a bit.\\nOn one hand, I loved staying out late at nights! I had finally graduated college with excellent grades, was working in tech, socializing in the \\u201Creal world\\u201D, and was in my early 20s!\\nI\\u2019ve put countless hours studying, helping, volunteering, and so now is my time to be \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"happy\"), \" and not \\u201Cwaking up\\u201D early like I\\u2019m old.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I\\u2019m sure if you\\u2019re in your early 20s, just saying the phrase \\u201CIt\\u2019s getting late, I think i\\u2019m going to hit the hay\\u201D before 11 PM on a weekend will result in replies ranging along the lines of \\u201Cwow, you\\u2019re getting old\\u201D to \\u201Coh you\\u2019re fine, just drink some coffee\\u201D.\\nBefore you say anything, I am fully aware that using the phrase \\u201CHitting the hay\\u201D, will probably not help your case.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"But on the other hand, I wanted to go to bed by 10 and wake up at 5! All the \\u201Csuccessful\\u201D people I followed, all my wiring growing up, even anyone I thought was worth listening to would say the same thing:\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"own-your-morning-elevate-your-life\"\n  }, \"\\u201D\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"h3\"\n  }, \"Own your morning. Elevate your life.\"), \"\\u201D\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"go-to-bed-early-and-wake-up-early-the-morning-hours-are-good\"\n  }, \"\\u201D\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"h3\"\n  }, \"Go to bed early and wake up early. The morning hours are good.\"), \"\\u201D\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"wake-up-an-hour-earlier-youll-be-many-hours-ahead-of-everyone\"\n  }, \"\\u201D\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"h3\"\n  }, \"Wake up an hour earlier, you\\u2019ll be many hours ahead of everyone.\"), \"\\u201D\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Basically, GET UP OR MISS OUT. Just like every driven person out there, I wanted my life to mean something! I wanted to continue the grind and I wanted to be \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"happy!\")), mdx(\"p\", null, \"As you can see I had a bit of a struggle with figuring out which one of these paths would actually help me end up the common goal of being \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"HAPPY!\"), \". Although the former is a lot of fun, it\\u2019s also a temporary kind of happiness that\\u2019s to be enjoyed in short spurs occassionally.\\nThe latter kind of happiness, as I realized this year, is a more longer lasting fun since the motivation is intrinsic and the benfits are driven by you, for you! \"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So here I was with a new job ready to take on 2020, but the pandemic had other plans for us all. I now had lots of time on my hands and I decided to use it to switch out my habits to best serve me.\\nAs I was brain storming, it occured to me, that this could be the perfect opportunity for me to shift my sleep schedule and finally become a morning person! \"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"research-phase-\"\n  }, \"Research Phase \\uD83E\\uDD14\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Adapting to a new habit while the world around is falling apart is no easy feat! I needed to make sure I had enough data to convince myself this was a worthwhile mission to spend time and energy on once again.\\nLearning to live in the \\u201Cnew normal\\u201D was interesting enough as it is. Did I really need to pile more mental baggage on top of all the uncertainity and madness? \"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"early-to-bed-early-to-rise-makes-a-person-healthy-wealthy-and-wise\"\n  }, \"\\u201D\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"h3\"\n  }, \"Early to bed, Early to rise. 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Also my mother is one of the most disciplined women I\\u2019ve ever known in my lifetime and so who am I to dismiss her teachings without even trying it first.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I created a very simple morning routine for me to stick to.\"), mdx(\"ol\", null, mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ol\"\n  }, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, \"Wake up anytime between 6-6:30. ( I have an app on my phone that wakes me up when I\\u2019m not in deep sleep so I\\u2019m less groggy. )\"), mdx(\"ul\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"NOTE: Depending on your lifestyle 6-10 hours of sleep may be necessary! Adjust your bedtime accordingly.\"))), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ol\"\n  }, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, \"GET OUT OF BED! ( Very important! Once you actually leave the bed, your chances of falling asleep are much lower. )\")), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ol\"\n  }, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, \"Brush your teeth, or wash your face with COLD water. ( Cold water increases your attention and it\\u2019s quite refreshing when you\\u2019re used to it. )\")), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ol\"\n  }, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, \"Do light stretching or go for a walk/run. ( Physical activity tells your body that day has started and actually helps to become active. )\"))), mdx(\"p\", null, \"NOTE: This is an incremental process! My wake up time before this was somewhere between 7:30-8 so 6-6:30 was an attainable goal. If you normally wake up at 10 AM, try reducing it to 8 AM and slowly keep going.\"), mdx(\"h2\", {\n    \"id\": \"execution-phase-\"\n  }, \"Execution Phase \\uD83D\\uDCB9\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So day 1-3 were great! I was motivated, I was happy, I was energetic, and I felt so productive!\\nHowever, on day 4, I did my morning routine, lied down on the couch and did a self check-in and I channeled my internal Scott Pilgrim similar to the gif below:\"), mdx(\"p\", null, mdx(\"img\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"src\": \"/01f6c25aeca7ea7b24e05cb9776396f7/scott-its-hard.gif\",\n    \"alt\": \"But it's haaaarrdd\"\n  }))), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I needed a boost, I needed an external stimulant to help get over the hump. I decided to go back to my dear old friend caffeine.\\nIn order to increase my water intake a while back, I weaned off of coffee/tea and started carrying a water bottle with me. It helped me maintain energy throughout the day instead of short spurts, get better sleep, and better workouts.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"However with the my current problem of low energy in the morning, I needed to supplement it with a Step #5.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"5.\"), \" Make a cup of tea. (Earl Grey or Grand Cru Matcha are my go-to.)\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The results were great! Not only was I less lethargic, I felt more focused as one normally does with stimulants. So I decided to start off my work days early and get anything related to focus (coding, reviews etc.) out of the way.\\nBy the end of week 2, I was able to finish most of my focus work by 10 AM and could dedicate the rest of time to meetings, administrative work, documentation etc.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"By end of week 3, I had successfully adopted a new habit \\uD83C\\uDF89 The results were measurable and significant as well!\"), mdx(\"ul\", null, mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"I was able to take some time to chat with friends and family in different time zones.\"), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"I had finally started to meditate and loved the calmness that followed.\"), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"Getting most of my focus work and workouts done in the morning allowed me to feel like I have more time during the other half of the day!\"), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"I had more time to read, play video games, and do things I was normally too \\u201Cbusy\\u201D to do.\"), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"I was able to learn a lot more about day trading and stocks by waking up before the market opens on the east coast.\"), mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, \"I could take in all the sunshine that the short Canadian summers had to offer. \")), mdx(\"p\", null, \"At the time of writing this, I\\u2019m proud to say that I\\u2019ve been a morning person now for about 6 months and my wake-up window is between 5:30-6 and I have no plans of shifting it any earlier than that anytime soon as I am very \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"happy\"), \" with it \\uD83D\\uDE04.\\nSome additions/replacements were made to the morning routine including but not limited to, reading a book, breathing excercises in bed, sending texts to friends/family reminding them that they are loved.\\nThese things allowed me to feel great even before the day had really even started! The important part is to keep switching it up or the morning routine can get quite boring and that\\u2019s a surefire way of falling back asleep.\"), mdx(\"h2\", {\n    \"id\": \"setbacks-and-solutions-\"\n  }, \"Setbacks and Solutions \\uD83E\\uDD15\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"In case anyone had any doubts, I am a human being and I do run into setbacks all the time. Even now waking up in the morning at times is challenging but I have found ways to accept them and take relevant actions.\\nLet me know if any of these sound familiar:\"), mdx(\"ul\", null, mdx(\"li\", {\n    parentName: \"ul\"\n  }, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"I\\u2019m generally not tired enough to go to bed at 10PM or earlier.\")), mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"li\"\n  }, \"  I hear you! I have had my fair share of lying in bed sleepless trying to fall asleep without much success. 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I am full of gratitude and I thank you for your time and interest \\uD83D\\uDE4F.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I hope my experience of this has helped you with your goal of wanting to #DoBetter with your life. If you have any feedback or would love to get in touch, please reach out!\\nI\\u2019d also LOVE to hear what you have done in your morning routines to have it not go stale and improve your lifestyle.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I have spent a lot of time in the past few years introspecting, meditating and learnt that I was chasing all these external validations when really the motivation had to be internal for any of it to work.\\nFunng enough, the process of figuring that out was actually very simple but the execution and adaptation was really hard! 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Tough. Shit.\",\n  \"slug\": \"do-tough-shit\",\n  \"author\": \"Gyanesh Mishra\",\n  \"date\": \"2021-06-07T00:00:00.000Z\",\n  \"hero\": \"./images/ice-man-hero.jpg\",\n  \"excerpt\": \"How to build immutable self discipline.\"\n};\nvar layoutProps = {\n  _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n  var components = _ref.components,\n      props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n  return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n    components: components,\n    mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n  }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Welcome back! Thank you for your continued support and coming back to read it!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The last blog post was published exactly 4 months ago and here\\u2019s why:\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"1-i-was-attending-my-brothers-wedding-all-of-february-and-march-2021\"\n  }, \"1. 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