How to succeed? The answer to this question is certainly not hidden in luck, but in hard work. It all starts early in the morning, when you need to find motivation for a hard working day.
Which ones 8 morning routines helped make them the thinkers they are the most successful people in the world?
1. Make a resolution every morning.
Benjamin Franklin, who is probably best known for the invention of the lightning rod and the capacitor, throughout his life strictly followed the three virtues of order, frugality and justice. He woke up every morning at five o'clock and asked himself what good he would do today. He then carefully studied the tasks ahead and set himself specific goals.
2. Stimulate thoughts.
When the rest of her family was still asleep, she is an English writer Jane Austen already played the piano. A poet WH Auden started the day with a jigsaw puzzle, while many political leaders such as John Quincy Adams and Theodore Roosevelt, holding the book.
3. Work from bed.
Although this way of working does not sound very productive, it has been used by many great individuals. One of them is a French writer Voltaire, otherwise a vocal supporter of social reforms in estate-ruled France. The working day of the passionate coffee drinker started in bed and lasted up to 18 hours. He used a similar morning routine Winston Churchill.
4. Meditate.
That he is an Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant spend some time each day meditating, it's not even that surprising. After getting out of bed at five o'clock, he had a cup of tea, smoked a pipe and enjoyed the silence. Meditation has been proven to have many beneficial effects on the mind and body, so it is worth trying.
5. Take care of yourself.
If you want to start your day with a smile on your face, you need to do something that brings you pleasure and relaxation. Sigmund Freud he hung out every morning with the barber who took care of his beard. They also devoted a lot of time to editing Napoleon Bonaparte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is also possible to create a positive atmosphere while listening to music, running, drinking a cup of coffee...
6. Do not avoid physical work.
Writer Herman Melville, father of the whaling tale Moby-Dick, purchased the large Arrowhead Farm in western Massachusetts. Even before he had made breakfast and started writing, he went to the barn and fed his horses and cow.
7. Take a walk.
Charles Darwin went for a walk every morning along a pre-marked path near his home in Kent, England. So he thought about the scientific questions he wanted to solve. An American artist was committed to a similar method Georgia O'Keeffe, who, after drinking a cup of tea, went for a walk around her neighborhood in New Mexico.
8. Exercise.
If walking is not to your liking, you can opt for another form of morning activity. Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and an English humorist PG Woodhouse were advocates of calisthenics, i.e. training with their own weight.
