The world starts to wake up shortly after the sun raises, and I have learned to love getting out ahead of it. Investing the first 10% of the day on things like study, prayer, and exercise works because there are few distractions in the early morn before the worries and the cares of the day start to pile up.
I haven’t always been a morning person. In fact, I was the complete opposite when I was younger. The less I had to do in the morning, the later I would stay up at night drinking and partying like a rock star. Every weekend back then I got to bed at about the same time I normally wake up now. It was a gradually process over many months that set me to getting up before the birds start singing.
Don’t try to flip from living at night to the living in the morning all at once. Do it gradually. Start by going to bed just 30 minutes earlier and wake up 30 minutes earlier than you do currently. Stick to the routine and it will become easy in a few months. After that you can make another 30 minute adjustment if you choose. Make wise use of the quiet time and things will improve.
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