Six Tips for becoming an Early Bird

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Six Tips for becoming an Early Bird

• The early bird catches the worm. That saying
  might seem a bit outdated, but it still holds
  some validity, especially in the life of a
  freelancer. Many freelancers are night owls, but
  that is often neither productive nor healthy.
  Waking up in the small hours of the day will seem
  like a burden at first. When you get into the
  habit of it, however, it feels much better than
  tolling away at your computer after midnight.
• If you would like to shake up your schedule a bit
  by starting your day earlier keep reading. Here
  are six easy to follow steps towards becoming an
  early bird

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Six Tips for becoming an Early Bird
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1) Stick to the schedule

• First of all, if you want to start waking up
  early, half measures arent going to cut it. Set
  your alarm for the preferred time and abide to
  it. This includes going to bed at the right time,
  too. A typical healthy sleep can be anywhere
  between six and eight hours, depending on the
  person. Find out what works for you and stick to
  it.

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2) Wake up with music

• Tip number two is a personal recommendation of
  mine. Waking up to my favorite tunes never fails
  to cheer me up and get me ready for the day.
  Alarm sounds can be annoying and associating
  waking up with a negative emotion is not a good
  idea. Listening to some music for a couple of
  minutes before coming from underneath the covers
  can do wonders for you.

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3) Place your wake-up device away from the bed

• Whether you wake up with your phone, have a radio
  alarm clock or any other wake-up device, keep it
  away from your bed. Shutting it off and
  convincing your sleepy brain that you are
  absolutely only going to shut your eyes for
  another five minutes has caused a lot of people
  being late.

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4) Stop hitting the snooze button

• The arch enemy of waking up early is the snooze
  button. It is so tempting to press it over and
  over again. But while it feels satisfying at the
  moment, its not really doing you any good. You
  cant fall into a deep sleep for 10 minutes.
  Personally, I feel much more tired if I wake up
  after pressing the snooze button a couple of
  times than if I just get up at the first sound of
  my alarm.

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5) Dont fall asleep with your laptop or other
electronic device

• Watching some TV, YouTube videos or surfing
  around on your tablet before bed is another
  pretty bad habit some people have. The constant
  light and noise will often prevent you from
  having a healthy sleep and annoy you when waking
  up. Turn those computers off or at least make
  sure they go into sleep mode themselves.

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6) Have something to look forward to in the
morning

• Last but not least work on some positive
  reinforcement. Have something that you love
  standing up for. For me, its music. A good
  breakfast is another think I look forward to
  every morning. Some people do exercise. Whatever
  it is, have something to do in the morning that
  makes you feel good. Once you get into the habit
  of repeating that action early, you will want to
  get out of bed just so you can do it.

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