Master your morning routine
Learn how to make the most of your mornings by following the exact steps of successful people
Popularized by author Hal Elrod, Miracle Morning is the perfect balance between simplicity and depth.
There are six activities that the author suggests you do before 8AM each morning:
- Silence (meditation, breathing exercises, etc)
- Affirmations (writing them down, reading them aloud)
- Visualization (visualize living your ideal day for 5ish minutes)
- Exercise (walking, yoga, strength-training, etc)
- Reading (~10 pages of a book you enjoy)
- Scribe (journaling, morning pages, gratitudes, etc)
Tim Ferriss, the author of productivity books including the 4-Hour Work Week, has conducted interviews to curate a morning routine that works well for many people. If you're a Tim Ferriss fan or big on productivity hacks, then this routine could be a good fit for you.
- Make your bed
- Meditate
- Do 5-10 reps of something
- Prepare “titanium tea”
- Reading (~10 pages of a book you enjoy)
- Morning pages or 5-minute journal
Arianna Huffington, former news mogul turned advocate of burnout prevention, shares her own personal morning routine with others. She is big on managing your digital device addiction, so if you share this interest, take a look at her morning routine.
- Wake up naturally
- Do not check phone first thing in the morning
- Meditate or write down dream
- Have “bulletproof” coffee (it's coffee with butter mixed into it)
- Exercise for 30 mins
- Stretch
This is the most time-consuming of the four that we recommend. Dr. Andrew Huberman has studied the science of human performance and recommends these steps based on studies. If you are someone that is motivated by intensity and challenging goals, this routine could be for you.
- Wake up early
- Get exposure to natural light
- Hydrate
- Meditate
- Stretch
- Exercise
- Fuel
- Cold exposure
- Journal
- Set and review daily goals
Did you know you could jumpstart your morning routine by joining a group? We call it Flow Club.
Some morning routines are made popular by books and influencers. Tim Ferriss, Arianna Huffington, and Andrew Huberman are thought leaders with large followings who are known for their multi-step morning routines, but that doesn’t mean they’re right for you.
As a unique human being with a variety of priorities and obligations, it might work better to take a pre-set morning routine and customize it to fit your needs. Whether it’s by shrinking the duration or replacing one action item with another – take what works and leave the rest!
Have you ever written out the perfect morning routine for yourself only for it to crumble when you actually wake up to do it? When we're feeling really motivated, we get ambitious and tell ourselves that we are going to achieve big goals. But, when we wake up in the morning, we often don't have as much will power as we did when we committed to the routine.
The best way to make a goal achievable is to make it small enough for it to be possible for you to do, repeatedly. Simplify your routine to set yourself up for success by not getting stuck on what it “should” look like.
Humans are social animals and often motivated by expectations from other people. But when it comes to morning routines, most of the time you’re on your own. Which means it’s really easy to give up on practicing your routines when it gets even a little bit inconvenient to follow through.
Try buddying up with someone to practice your morning routine together and hold each other accountable!
Let's take a look at some routines that have worked for many people which you can customize to make your own!
Which one of the four has inspired you the most?
• Miracle Morning
• Dr. Andrew Huberman's
• Tim Ferriss's
• Arianna Huffington's
Copy/paste the routine and try it as soon as you can. If possible, put time on your calendar to make sure that your other tasks aren't pulling you away. Remember, your morning sets the tone for your whole day.
One of the obstacles of sticking to a morning routine is that you’re only accountable to yourself, and it’s easy to push it off when seemingly more important things come up. You can find an accountability buddy, or try something like Flow Club – a video-based co-working service where you can join a session of other committed people to do what you said you were going to do.
Sign up for a time slot that fits your morning routine schedule, show up to the session online, and share with a small group how you’re going to start your day. At the end, celebrate setting your day up how you wanted to!
After trying out your routine once, reflect on how it went. Do you want it to be shorter or longer? Did you feel high-energy the rest of the day? What would make the routine more enjoyable? Reflect, change the items in the list, and then do it all over again.
Jumpstart your day with a routine that works.
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What is Flow State?
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University, published "Flow" in 1990, the seminal text on flow state based on decades of research. In Csikszentmihalyi's words, flow state is “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter." In flow state, anxiety and your ego drops away, and you improve your ability to direct your attention. The key to feeling in flow is to identify activities that are just challenging enough for your skill level, and progressing to bigger challenges as your skills expand.
As modern knowledge workers, we rarely get to experience flow state. Even more elusive is the sense of progression and mastery of your work. When was the last time you felt accomplished? Do you feel like you are better than you were a month ago? The pursuit of flow state reminds us to asks these questions about the work we do everyday, and Flow Club is where we gather to do it.
What are the benefits of Flow Club?
Ultimately Flow Club is about improving mental fitness, feeling fulfilled at work and finding more time for life. The specific benefits you will experience include but are not limited to:
- Sharpened focus
- Minimized distractions
- Heightened intentionality and awareness of your work
- Motivation on demand
- More time for deep work, side pursuits, and life
- Increased confidence through a sense of agency
- Clearer delineation between work and rest
- More restorative rest
- Inspired company of peers and hosts
- Lower stress and anxiety
- More creativity
We hate BS too, and some of these things inevitably sound like BS. Best we can do now is to show you some testimonials, but you should stay skeptical and try it out for yourself.
See our Wall of Love.
How do you know that your method works?
Flow Club’s method is based on the popular Pomodoro Technique, which millions of workers around the world practice on a daily basis. The Pomodoro Technique helps people overcome discomfort by working in small time increments of 25-minutes, followed by a 5-minute of break. In Flow Club, the most popular length of session is 50 minutes.
Research shows that we put off work not because we are lazy or lack discipline. We do it to avoid negative feelings like overwhelm and uncertainty. We reach for distractions to soothe our negative feelings or busy work to help us feel productive. Instead, the Pomodoro Technique helps you focus by shrinking your goal down to the next few things you can do in the time allotted, making it easier for anyone to make real progress.
Who are the hosts?
Our hosts are volunteers from the community. Hosts help lead each session, check in with you on your progress, and bring their music and positivity to help propel you forward. You can be a host too after 10 sessions.
Do I have to keep video on?
Yes, as much as you can. Of course, if you need to turn off the camera, that’s okay. As a community, we keep our videos to create an energetic virtual environment for each other while we work, like working at a cafe! This concept is actually called body doubling and is a useful technique for everyone to remain focused, present and reduce distractions.
The video boxes are small, and no one is looking at you because everyone is focusing. In case things go wrong, we enforce our community guidelines to keep out bad behavior.
How much talking is required?
Not much at all because we gather to focus on getting stuff done. We share our goals and progress with each other to keep each other accountable, that’s all.
How strict are your sessions’ rules?
Flow Club’s aim is to support diverse working styles. We believe that you know what works best for you. To this end, you can use the session structure as it suits you.
Most people tend to stay for the whole duration and keep their video on, because it is helpful to them to do so. If you need to join late, hop out early, or turn off video, that is completely fine with us. This is a tool that’s here to serve you, not the other way around.
Our sessions provide the flexibility for you to:
• Join at any time as long as you have booked the session in advance.
• For new trial members, we offer even more flexibility so that you can drop in and try out a session without booking in advance.
• Turn your video and audio on and off.
• Leave a chat message to your fellow attendees if you are joining late or jumping out early.
I'm already productive working solo. How will Flow Club challenge me?
In Flow Club you are still working solo. What Flow Club adds is a layer of structure and external accountability to help you push yourself a little harder. It’s like going to the gym by yourself versus going to a workout class. You’ll find lots of high performers like yourself in Flow Club, and you’ll be surprised by how much more you get done.
How is it possible that strangers keep me accountable?
To be clear, it’s still you who is keeping yourself accountable! There’s just no way around that. 🙂
But, it’s also clear that we are social animals. Many people work better when they are in the presence of others. The host in the room asks each participant to share their goals out loud. The act of sharing and being visible to others creates enough energy for our members to get started and to follow through.
How should I prepare for Flow Club sessions?
Take a moment to think about what you need to do, and then figure out the smallest first step you can take. Then simply join a Flow Club on time to get it done.
How is this different from video chat with friends?
Flow Club is a live, structured experience with specific choreography that is easy to participate and host in. As a member, you’ll find that it’s much, much easier than organizing your own group.
We've thought through details to help people focus and remove overwhelm:
Flow Club's Schedule
Flow Club’s predictable schedule helps you create consistent daily routines. You can book ahead to help you block out time.
Calendar Reminders
We send you a calendar invite so that you can make an appointment with yourself and others to remind you to show up. Your teammates will also respect your time because it appears as a meeting.
To-do List
The To-do list doesn’t carry over, which helps you start fresh each time.
Small Videos
Videos help people feel present. We display them in limited width and height so that they aren't overly distracting. Controls such as on/off toggles and background blur support your changing needs.
How much is Flow Club?
$40 / month or $33.33 / month (paid annually) to access hundreds of live sessions every week
Why does Flow Club charge for a subscription?
Flow Club’s subscription model makes it so that you can keep up the habit consistently without attendance limits.
Do you buy coffee to be around others while you work? Do you pay for services to help you increase your productivity and focus, or address issues with distractibility? Then, Flow Club instead! $40 might be similar to the cost of a fitness class or two, and at this price you get access to unlimited sessions every month. Flow Club is mental fitness for work!
Your subscription will help pay for the constant learning and improving that our team does to provide this platform.
Can I get my company to pay for Flow Club?
Yes, Flow Club usually fits under a co-working or wellness stipend. Here’s a resource page on how to ask.