Commonly, the first thing we tend to do in the morning is pick up our phones. We spend ages scrolling on social media, checking emails, or playing games in bed before we get up. To live a better life you need to have a tech-free morning when you wake up. Removing this bad habit will help to transform your days and ultimately your life.
How many times have you told yourself, “I’ll just have a quick look on Instagram for 10 minutes” when you wake up? Before you know it an hour’s passed and you’ve done nothing with your morning. It’s so easy to get caught up in the social media bubble and to waste our mornings being lazy in bed.
We make excuses for why we don’t have the time to pursue our goals but then waste hours of our lives on our phones or watching TV. This time could be used to create the life of your dreams. It’s time to stop making excuses and finally take action on your goals. If you want to reach your goals and change your life, then start with your mindset and have a tech-free morning. Stop picking up your phone when you fist wake up in the morning. Use your morning to improve your mindset, body and productivity, and watch your life transform.
How to Have a Tech-Free Morning
Start tomorrow morning by having 1-2 hours when you wake up, not using your phone. Put your phone on airplane mode when you go to bed and keep it on in the morning. That way you’ll be less tempted to check your phone because no notifications or messages will be popping up to distract and tempt you.
When you have a morning without picking up your phone, you’ll realise how much extra time you’ve created for yourself. We always say we’re too busy or don’t have enough time for ourselves. But if you’re honest with yourself, you’re just deciding to spend your time mindlessly scrolling on social media.
It’s a common bad habit that a lot of us have but it’s time for you to become more mindful of how you’re spending your time. Ask yourself if wasting time on your phone is making you feel happy or is lowering your self-esteem.
What do you gain from scrolling on social media for hours throughout your day?
If you spend a morning without picking up your phone, you’ll realise that you’re not missing out on anything and there are so many more positive and productive ways to spend your morning.
Positive Ways to Have a Tech-Free Morning
You could use the extra spare time to…
- Cook yourself a nutritious breakfast
- Have a nice long bath or a refreshing shower
- Journal
- Stretch
- Plan your day
- Work on your side hustle
- Go for a walk in nature
- Listen to a podcast
- Do a skincare routine
- Read a self-help book
- Start brainstorming business ideas
- Do a workout
- Spend time doing your favourite hobby
- Meditate
- Meal prep a healthy lunch to take to work
These are just a few productive ways you could spend your morning if you stopped picking up your phone and wasting time scrolling on social media. Check out my post How to Create a Powerful Morning Routine for more positive ways to start your day!
When you start your day on a productive and positive foot, you set yourself up for the rest of your day. You create a positive mindset that will ensure you have a great day.
If you have a morning without picking up your phone, you create more “me time” for yourself, which is vital for your happiness and self-care.
It will transform your day if you make a change and follow this positive habit. If you keep it up, over time it will become second nature to you not to pick up your phone in the morning.
It will boost your self-esteem when you get up and productively start your day. The extra time you free up will help you to make progress with your goals. People always say that they don’t have enough time to progress with their goals but then they waste hours a day on social media. This time could be used to pursue their dreams and create the life they’ve always envisioned for themselves.
Check out my post 4 Easy Steps to Stop Your Bad Habit for Good for more advice on how to have a tech-free morning or stop any bad habit you want!
“What you invest your time in defines who you are.”– Todd Duncan
Summary
When you wake up and instantly check your phone; you are drawn into the distractions of social media and end up spending way too much time scrolling and wasting time.
We rely too much on our phones and it’s mind-numbing scrolling for hours on your phone in the morning. It starts your day on the wrong, un-productive foot.
It lowers your mood subconsciously because you compare yourself to others. Instead of pursuing your goals and dreams, you spend time feeling unworthy because everyone on social media appears to be living amazing, happy, and fulfilled lives.
Check out my post Rewriting the Rules of Social Media Likes to learn how to get validation from yourself and not social media likes!
Instead of wasting your time looking at other people’s lives, start pursuing your goals and creating a life that you’ve always wanted for yourself. You could use this extra time to create a life that you are proud of and work on yourself and your goals.
Start tomorrow morning without picking up your phone and see how much you get done with your day. Your morning is the start of your day and sets the tone for how it’s going to play out. Your days set the tone for your weeks and your weeks create your months. If you want to change your life, start by changing your bad habits in your mornings.
Challenge yourself to not be on your phone for 1-2 hours in the morning and fill your time with things that enrich and improve yourself and your life, and watch your life start to transform.
“It’s not about “having” time. It’s about making time.”– Unknown
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