Wealth On Health

Sometimes it seems that for an Uncommoner, there is never enough time in the day. Whether you are transitioning into your uncommon vocation or working on developing a new aspect of your Uncommon Life, there is always something you can’t wait to do, but usually have to put off because your day is already full. Or, if you make your own schedule, you may find that you are getting into a habit of rising later than you would like. No matter what your concern, if you feel like you just need a few more hours in your day, then getting up early may be the answer you’ve been looking for. If you’re like me, you just rolled your eyes at that last sentence and muttered, “yeah, right.” I can tell you that getting up early is not something I’m naturally good at. However, I can also tell you that getting up early on a regular basis has not only increased my productivity, but also my mood, energy, and creativity levels. I remember the first month after I left my corporate job to start life as a writer, I slept until at least 11am every day. I chalked that up to recuperation after of getting up and commuting at 6am every morning to drag myself to a job I hated. But after a few more months went by with me rarely being out of bed by 10am, I realized that something had to change. I wanted to quit my old job to do all the things I didn’t get a chance to do while working a strict schedule, and while sleep surely was one of those things it wasn’t the only thing. Continually sleeping late meant that I didn’t get going until early afternoon, and due to the distractions of family, friends, and my boyfriend, many days I would find that by 8pm I still hadn’t made a dent in what I wanted to do for the day. I knew there were so many things I wanted to incorporate into my day, like exercise and pleasure reading, yet never had the chance because I was always behind the ball with work. And I needed to work to pay my bills, or else I would be forced back into 9-5. So with that sinister threat in mind I made up my mind to start getting up early on a daily basis. My first attempted was reasonable: I went to bed at 9pm with the intent of getting up around 5:30am, and when my alarm went off I snoozed until 10am. Perplexed, I tried this method a few more times with no improvement. Then I decided that maybe I was a night owl, and was better fit to work at night and sleep late. The first night I tried that, I failed miserably by passing out around 10pm, and didn’t have much better luck the following nights. Was I just lazy? Was it my low thyroid function? I had no idea what I was doing wrong and was about to throw the whole idea out the window until I realized how foolish I was being. When you need advice on how to do something new, what do you do? You ask the experts. If you want to fix your car you don’t just get under the hood and start pulling at random wires, you take it to a mechanic to hear what they have to say. So I decided to get a few expert opinions. … Read ahead

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