Stop Checking Your Phone In The Morning!

If you’re anything like me that means the moment you wake up you roll over, check your phone for notifications, and then somehow end up on Instagram for 20 minutes. For many people this is the first way we start our mornings, however this is a habit everyone should actively work on to break.

When waking up, our brain goes from delta waves (sleeping) to theta waves (daydreamy) then to alpha waves (awake/relaxed). Everytime you look at your phone right when you wake up the brain is forced to jump from delta waves to beta waves (alert/wide awake). This interrupts the natural flow our minds are conditioned to follow and results in more anxiety, stress, feelings of being overwhelmed, and makes people more easily distracted.

Checking emails, messages, missed calls, and social media right when you wake up sets the day up to be more stressful than it should be with a less relaxed mind. In result, people are less likely to complete tasks throughout the day and more likely to spend their time mindlessly scrolling due to increased distractibility. Not only that, but checking your phone first thing in the morning has been linked to depression and sleep disturbances. 

There are so many ways we can start our day off on a more positive note while letting our brain flow through its waves in its natural order. Habits such as making your bed, journaling, drinking a glass of water, reading a book, getting some sun, stretching and meditating, and creating a realistic to-do list sets up our day to be more productive and stress free.