Why is a morning routine important? How do we start a new morning routine in our lives? Daily morning routines to address pharmacist burnout
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Mentioned on Ep 107: Why is a morning routine important? How do we start a new morning routine in our lives? Daily morning routines to address pharmacist burnout
Welcome back to The Burnout Doctor Podcast, I’m your host Dr. Jessica Louie. We are talking about daily morning routines. Thank you for your feedback last week about letting go of unrealistic expectations. Many of you resonated with the discussion about how we wish for these in our lives and feel disappointed by them. Many of you are taking action by using our complimentary Burnout Starter Kit – don’t forget to download yours today! We all write our own stories in our lives and homes. Let’s all bring joy into home and joy into work.
Why is a daily morning routine important for burnout?
We all wake up in the morning, right? Whether we are a natural morning person or a night owl, we all start our day at some point. Some of us wake up and grab our phones or check email or check social media or eat breakfast or pack lunches for children.
Science says willpower is highest in the morning. We have higher self-control in the morning and this decreases as the day goes on. We fatigue throughout the day.
Starting our day off right can literally change the mindset we are and determine what we accomplish on our daily goals.
What is a morning routine?
- A routine is a sequence of actions followed regularly
- A routine is different from a habit
- A habit is an impulse to do a behavior with little or no conscious thought. Not doing a habit feels uncomfortable, like not washing your hands after using the toilet or not brushing your teeth before bed.
- A routine is a behavior frequently repeated. Unlike a habit, skipping a routine doesn’t feel bad and without proper forethought, can be easily skipped or forgotten.
How to start a morning routine:
- A Routine will not happen automatically the way habits do
- We need to allocate TIME to routines
- Combine this with your Time Blocking exercise – start with 5 minutes and then build on this each week. Do not jump to 3 new activities in one routine right away. You set yourself up for disappointment.
- Intentionally schedule 15 minutes for your morning routine or 15 minutes to fold the laundry or 30 minutes to complete weekly grocery shopping
What is my ideal morning routine:
From studies, we know that this differs from person to person and I personally think it changes as our lives change.
But I will not leave you without ideas. Many morning routines may include:
- Drinking a full glass of water
- Stretching body
- Meditating or quiet time to reflect
- Writing out mantra or affirmations
- Setting up daily 3 goals to jumpstart day
- No phone in the morning and a do not disturb set-up until you want to hear new calls/messages coming in
Here is my morning routine:
- Wake up and drink full glass of water
- Breakfast and then coffee
- Stretch my body for 5 minutes
- Quiet time for 2-3 minutes
- Write out my daily mantra and 10 affirmations
- Use my essential oils to supplement what I’ve written and said out loud
- Set up my daily 3 goals based on my weekly goals (this could also be don the night before)
- Complete first goal before checking email or social media
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Until next time, spark joy my friends!
Note, my views are my own and are not associated or representative of my employer(s).
This podcast is for educational purposes only and not medical advice.