I often think about becoming a morning person. I have tried getting up early, having a cuppa of coffee (caffeine has its wonders), do my stuff. But that did not work out very well. I end up being drowsy all the time, yawning unnecessarily, and not able to do what I intend to do. Thus I have decided to, instead of trying to become a morning person, let’s give a shot to become a morning reader.
Ground rules for being a morning reader are the same as of being a morning person:
- Get a healthy sleep. Whatever number of hours work for you, and what you can manage. I am not going to be definitive here in describing a number due some mediocre research done by some dull organization.
- Wake up
- Get your body moving. Some physical workout.
- Take a cold shower
- Read the book
Of course, apart from the first two bullet points, rest are not in a particular order. If you have an existing regime, adjust that too. Nothing is definitive again. It’s all about a routine. A habit.
This way I am trying to get more reading time and am developing a habit of getting up early. There are benefits of being a morning person as well as of being a nocturnal creature. Let us not get into that discussion now. We have our energy levels at par in the morning and spending some times, say 20-30 minutes, on reading something fruitful, will grab your attention and lift up your mood and will charge you for the day as it does to me.
Are you a morning reader? Have you tried reading Shakespeare in Morning?
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I am not a morning person, nor a morning reader. But I heartily support those who are.
I always say preserve your freshest brain for your personal work (i.e. writing and reading) and let the profession have you when you’re fried.
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I’m a morning reader! Mind you, I find it easy to read at any time of the day 🙂 morning is the quietist time in my house, as I’m usually the first awake, so I can read without being disturbed
That’s so great. Normally, or I should say earlier I did not have a problem with reading, but now career and stuff, I lose a lot of my reading time. I am trying to adapt this habit to at least start each and every day with little satisfaction.
Lol have I tried reading Shakespeare in the morning. Ha!
I’m a morning reader, but only Mon-Fri. The majority of my reading takes place to and from work. However, I’m not a morning person so after a couple paragraphs, I start to nod off. I think my brain starts working after noon.
That happened with me too, the nodding off in the start. I can’t read when I travel, I don’t it’s just I am too distracted while traveling, also the metro transport here is too crowdy. I have had some hard time finding places to read.
How does it feel to read The Bard in the morning?
I’ve started getting to work 20-35 minutes early (depending on traffic) and spend the time reading in my car. Uninterrupted, almost no distractions, and a great way to start the day.
Good luck!
No way. Mornings are given up to hectic activity over weekdays and lazy sleep ins on weekends. Reading is for afternoons and bedtimes.
“I am not going to be definitive here in describing a number due some mediocre research done by some dull organization” – Thank you for being one less person to tell me what I should be doing with my life. As for morning reading…this night owl wishes you the best of luck.
You’re welcome 🙂
I do my best reading in the morning, although I consistently read just before bed.
I have been trying to consistently read both before bed and after and somedays I just fail. Still its better than reading nothing at all. Good luck! Happy Reading 🙂