5. Your big to-do’s are already done
Not only is SOMETHING done before 10:00 a.m., if you use your time well, the most important task for the day is done by mid-morning.
I’ve never tried this, but I suspect if I stopped working at 10:00 a.m. most days I’d still be 70 percent as productive as I am now. And more importantly, I’d have the most significant things done.
The way I usually spend my later time is in meetings, answering email or doing other tasks that require less mental energy.
But again, even if those don’t go well or take longer than expected, the big stuff is already accomplished. Which means you’re kind of already done for the day.
Think about what that could mean to you and the people you love: When you start early, you get your evenings back, your weekends back and your life back. Because your big work is … done.
Start Now
So how can you become a morning person?
I’d try setting your alarm 15 minutes earlier every week until you hit the time you think you need to be up. In a month, you could be operating one hour earlier than before. A(And remember to go to bed earlier too. I’m generally in bed between 9:30 and 10 most nights.)
Michael Hyatt has some great ideas on becoming a morning person as well.
The bottom line is: start now.
Wanting to be a morning person brings you none of the benefits of becoming a morning person.
What Do You Think?
Well morning people? What do you think? And night owls, we love you. We really do.
But I’d love to hear from everyone what you’re learning about productivity and time shifting.
