Slow Mornings | nik.art

On a productive day, I’ll be up at 6 AM, workout and meditation done by 6:40, writing finished at 7, and I’ll still have two hours to write or work on my blog before going to work. Today, it’s 9:17, and I’m still typing.

You can’t be the first out the gate every day, but a slow morning doesn’t have to mean you’re off track. In fact, it might be the very pattern break that keeps you on it.

I did a live presentation yesterday. It was a big deal for me. I stressed about it. I practiced the whole thing twice in full beforehand. The event went well enough, but afterwards, I could feel my brain needed to decompress. So did my body.

I gave myself this morning to catch up. I slept a little longer. Stretched a bit more. Worked out a tad more slowly. I watched a Pokémon card podcast. Through all this, I could feel my mind and body resetting. The adrenaline and emotions from the event have slowly passed through. Now, a little excitement to return to work is flaring up.

Whenever you can, allow nature to run its course. Let the pattern play out, then continue. Give yourself the gift of slow mornings.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.