an early morning routine

一個早起的生活習慣

waking up before 6AM everyday

每天在清晨 6 點以前起床？

For much of my life this was the one habit that I couldn't get to stick

我人生大部分的時間都無法貫徹這個習慣

But recently in the past year

但是在最近幾年

I figured it out

我總算明白了

But first, my videos are brought to 100% advertising free

不過首先，我的影片能夠 100％ 的免廣告費

because of a small group of amazing Patreon supporters

是因為有 Patreon 這個平台裡的一群贊助者

in return for your support, I create exclusive videos that I don't release anywhere else

為了報答你們的支持，我創作了一些不在其他地方播放的獨家影片

I actually made a video this week that's

我在這個禮拜做了一支有點

kinda hard to explain so I...

難以解釋的影片，所以我...

just let me run this coffee

讓我先磨個咖啡

*coffee grinder*

*咖啡研磨*

*coffee grinder intensifies*

*咖啡急速研磨*

It was crazy, it was like one of those things that ain't really be there to believe but

瘋狂的是，它是你無法相信的事，

you can check it out on Patreon

但你可以在 Patreon 上面看到

I think you guys are gonna like it

我認為你們會喜歡這支影片

When I started waking up early, I found out that I can

當我開始早起，我發現我可以

get more done by 11AM that I normally get an entire day

在 11 點前就做完通常我要花上一整天才能完成的事情

I got more done, I was less stressed

我的壓力少了，卻可以做更多的事

and by 5PM, I could

到了下午 5 點時，我可以

either relax or spend time with the people I care about

休息或者和我在乎的人們一起度過

Now, if you are somebody who's following a nine to five round than

如果你是一個朝九晚五的人

you make the ... use mornings to

你就該善用早上的時間

focus on your passions. To start writing or

專注於你熱愛的事物上。開始寫作或是

build that business from the ground up

從頭開始建構一個事業

There's a lot that you can do in the morning

在早晨你可以做很多事

But it really starts with figuring out

但一切都始於明白

how the hell to wake up early. This is

你為什麼要早起這件事。這是

the thing that I found helped me rise before 6AM

幫助我能夠在早上 6 點以前起床的原因

In order to commit to this new change, you need to understand

為了要投入這個嶄新的變化，首先你必須知道

why you wanna make the change

為什麼你想要

in the first place. When you focus on the benefits that you receive,

做出改變。當你專注於你得到的益處時

it's gonna be much easier to make this habit stick

要能夠堅持這個習慣就變得容易許多

It all starts with the night before. I used to get so frustrated

就從前一天的晚上開始。以前我感到非常的挫敗

because the night before, I would be motivated

因為在前一天的晚上，我會非常的積極

I would be inspired

覺得充滿了靈感

I would be looking forward to waking up early next day

我會非常期待隔天早上早起

and changing my life

並改變我的生活

But then, what happens

不過，等我在早上

I wake up in the morning 7AM, 6AM

7 點鐘、6 點鐘起床的時候

and I'm tired as shit

我只是覺得快累死了

I hit that snooze button, I hit it over and over again

我按下賴床鍵，我不斷的按

and I don't wake up early

最後我也沒有早起

What happened

究竟為什麼呢

I didn't put together a plan for my next day

對於隔天我沒有制訂一個計畫

I was motivated to wake up early

我很積極的要早起

But I didn't have that "Why?" clarified

但是我並沒有弄清楚「為什麼？」

I need to figure out To-do list that gave me step 1, 2 and three

我需要做一個待辦事項列表，能夠讓我照著步驟 1、2、3 進行

And I'm not talking about brushing your teeth or showering

我不是在說刷牙或洗澡這些事

I'm talking about "Why am I waking up early?"

我是在討論「為什麼我要早起？」

Is it because I wanna write a book

是因為我想寫一本書嗎？

OK, great. Then, step 1: write 500 words, write 100 words,

如果是，很好。那麼，步驟 1: 寫 500 個字，寫 100 個字

make it simple and easy as possible for you

讓你自己能夠簡單輕鬆的達到

But know exactly what you wanna write

但要清楚知道你想寫的內容

And figuring out that "Why?" is gonna

將「為什麼？」弄清楚能夠

help to motivate you in the morning

在早晨時發揮激勵你的作用

not just the night before. So before I

而不只是在前一晚。因此，在我

go to bed

睡覺之前