[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Self-understanding]], [[Productivity]] - People: [[Mariana Vieira]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwYBIgxs650 --- ## Summary - [[Do something for your brain, your body and for your soul]]. - **Make your morning special**. - It's not about doing more things. It's about prioritizing your day so that you get to do things that bring life at it. - [[Define your non-negotiables. Do them everyday.]] - [[Time is a currency. Every person has the same amount. It is up to us how we choose to spend it.]] - Your morning routine is a mindfulness practice. Acknowledge and appreciate yourself. Make the time to take care of yourself. - [[Do the thing that makes your heart smile]]. ## Notes - Morning routines need to be consistent not complex. There is tremendous strength in the simple. [[Sustainability is defined by achievable everyday actions]]. - You may not immediately start your morning routine on the right foot. The goal is to provide yourself with the time and space to do so. - [[Strive to enjoy every single morning for the rest of our busy and unpredictable lives]]. - A morning routine isn't about adding more stuff to do. It is about intentionally prioritizing stuff you already do, or long to do towards the beginning of the day. - Be careful not to overwhelm your routine. - [[Over ambition leads to abandon]] - a reset as part of the [[Mean reversion]] cycle. ### The B.B.S. method - [[Do something for your brain, your body and for your soul]]. - Customize the activities for BBS around the things that mean most for you. - These activities "feed" the three different parts of you the parts that help make you whole. - Experiment and adapt. Discover the abilities and it discover the activity that resonates with you the most. What's important isn't the activity, but the **everyday practice** of taking care of your brain, body, and soul. - Try to do the same activities and tasks at the same time in order every day. - [[Predictability cultivates stability]]. - If you need variation, you can change the activity but keep them under the same relative category, such as various forms of working out. - If you cannot do all of BBS activities in a day, stagger them throughout the week. - [[Cultivate non-negotiable self-care practices]]. Consider it as part of life such as having a meal, showering or brushing your teeth. **It's part of life because it's part of you**. - The 20 minute rule the amount of time to dedicate to a habit, the compounding effect will be noticeable over time. If you can't find 20 minutes extra in your morning, go to bed 20 minutes earlier. - We all have the same 24 hours in a day. - Time is an equalizer. [[Time is a currency. Every person has the same amount. It is up to us how we choose to spend it.]] - You can undo intention, but you can't undo time spent. - [[Your life is a script that's being written with permanent ink. Things can be amended, but never erased.]] - What you do with your afforded time is up to you. Time itself doesn't care. - [[Define your non-negotiables. Do them everyday.]] - Prioritize the tasks of your routine in a way that is easiest and most sustainable for you. - **Make your morning special**. Do the exact thing you want to do first thing in the morning. - [[Do the thing that makes your heart smile]]. ## Original ![[The perfect morning routine in 3 steps-1.jpg]] ![[The perfect morning routine in 3 steps-3.jpg]] ![[The perfect morning routine in 3 steps-2.jpg]]