Because this is something that I've struggled with in my own life.

培養早起的習慣曾是我人生中的一大難題。

But recently, I've figured out the formula to getting up early, and it's not some little trick like put the alarm away from your bed, or have a cold shower in the morning.

不過，我最近找到了早起的訣竅，我說的訣竅不是指把鬧鐘放遠一點或洗個冷水澡之類的。

This is something that will actually make the habit stick.

而是真的有助於培養早起的好方法。

And I'm gonna tell you what it is by sharing with you the story on how I figured all of this out.

首先，我想與你分享找到早起訣竅的心路歷程。

So one day I'm browsing YouTube, and a video gets recommended to me called "The 10 Benefits to Waking Up Early."

有天，在我隨意瀏覽 YouTube 的時候，我看到一部推薦影片叫作「早起的十大優點」。

And I click it, and I find out that getting up early can do all these amazing things.

二話不說，我馬上點進這部影片，看完之後發現早起真的帶來許多好處。

It can help me lose weight.

例如，早起有助於減重。

It can make me more muscular, and even make me more money.

也可以讓身體更健壯，甚至可以讓我賺更多錢。

And basically, it just turns me into this incredible human being.

總而言之，早起可以讓我成為一個優秀人才。

So I set a goal to wake up early every single day for the next 30 days because I desperately wanted all of these benefits.

為了得到那些益處，在接下來的一個月，我便為自己設立早起的目標。

So for the next seven days, I woke up at 5:30 AM every single day, and obviously I was really tired.

開始執行早起計畫的前七日，我每天都準時五點半起床，而這使得我的精神非常差。

And I was in college at that time, so I tried doing all of my schoolwork at first, but I didn't really get that much done.

當時我還是個大學生，我打算要利用早起的這段時間做完所有功課，但效果不彰。

I found that my brain was not able to focus that intensely that early in the morning.

我發現大腦在一大清早時特別不靈光，難以專心。

Plus, I just hated doing schoolwork in general.

而且，我討厭死寫功課了。

So for the second week, I tried going to the gym.

到了第二週，我改成去健身房運動。

But when I got there, I didn't really feel that good.

但當我到了健身房，我還是覺得身心疲憊。

And I didn't feel as strong as I normally was when I went in the afternoon.

比起平常下午的我，早起的我根本無力運動。

So that didn't work out either.

因此，這方法也宣告無效。

By this point, I'm thinking to myself that...

然後我就開始想...

You know what?

你知道嗎？

This whole waking up early thing isn't working for me, and I actually stopped.

或許我就是不適合早起，所以後來我就放棄了。

And I think it's at this point when most people stop!

我想許多人應該也是在這個時間點選擇放棄早起的吧！

And then we go to the internet and these quote, unquote driven people will tell us that we simply lack motivation, or we lack self-discipline, and that's the reason why we can't do it.

然而，網路上有許多名言都說我們之所以無法成功早起，是因為我們缺乏自我激勵和自律的能力。

But for me personally, I don't think this is true.

但對我而言，根本不是這麼一回事。

I don't think we lack any of those qualities.

我並不認為我們缺少這些人格特質。

I think the reason why we can't do it is because we simply don't have the right mindset.

我覺得無法成功培養早起習慣的關鍵在於沒有正確的心態。

And I'm gonna share with you the correct mindset right now.

因此，我現在要告訴你什麼才是正確的心態。

So fast forward a couple of years, and now I'm graduated.

將時間快轉個幾年，我從大學畢業了。

And I'm making money online, so I could actually make my own schedule.

我現在透過網路賺錢，所以我可以任意安排自己的每日行程。

So I decided to revisit this whole waking up early thing, but this time, I did something different.

我便決定要再挑戰一次早起計畫，不過這次我做了些改變。

Instead of doing something that I didn't like, like homework or whatever, I did something that I actually enjoyed, which for me was meditating, reading, and working on my own business.

與其做些我討厭的事情，好比寫功課之類的，不如做些我真正享受的事情，例如冥想、閱讀、打拼自己的事業等等。

I found that reading a good business book or a inspirational book really ignited my brain, and it made me really want to be productive for the day.

我發現閱讀一本商業或心靈勵志類的書籍可以讓大腦更靈光，會讓我想要努力讓今天成為有效率的一天。

This feeling was something that I could look forward to every single morning.

用這種正面的能量開啟每一天是多麼美好的事情。

But there was still times where I wasn't motivated.

不過，還是有幾天會缺乏動力。

And although I really like all that, it still wasn't enough for me to get up in the morning.

儘管我再怎麼熱衷於那些事情，有時候我還是沒有辦法在早上打敗瞌睡蟲。

There are some mornings where I'll actually go on Netflix, and I will watch a show called Extraordinary Homes.

所以，我會在早上觀看 Netflix 上的一部實境秀，叫作「世界上最非凡的住宅」。

And on this show, they basically just show you these really expensive houses.

這部影集的主要內容就是展示一些極為昂貴且奢華的房子。

And the reason why I did this was because there was something about seeing all these amazing mansions, and seeing all these beautiful European landscapes in places like Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland that it reminded me of what was possible if I worked hard enough.

看到西班牙、葡萄牙、瑞士等歐洲國家美如仙境的景致與那些千萬豪宅就像在告訴我，如果夠努力，有一天我也能擁有。

This mindset and this reminder really gave me a reason to wake up every single morning.

這給了我很大的動力去確實執行早起計畫。

It gave me my why.

它給了我充分的理由。

So, this is what I would recommend...

所以，我會建議你可以這麼做...

In the morning, try and do something that you actually enjoy, or more importantly, something that can be classified as me time.

每天早上，可以做一些你真正享受的事情，或者應該說，打造一個專於你的「自我時間」。

And ideally, it should be something that moves you forward in your life.

在這段「自我時間」裡，應該要去做一些有助於自我成長的事情。

You probably don't wanna be watching Friends or something.

你大概不會想要看六人行之類的。

But it doesn't have to be something really big.

不過，也不需要做什麼重大的事情。

It could simply be just going for a walk in the morning, or it could be cleaning your apartment.

也可以是生活中瑣碎的事情，譬如散散步或是清理公寓。

It almost could be anything!

可以是任何事！

But it is something that you have to figure out for yourself, and you have to understand why you are doing it.

唯一的條件就是，你必須要清楚地了解自己做這件事的意義何在。

And if you really have no idea what you wanna do, then I would recommend starting a new hobby, or even a small business.

如果你還是不知道該做些什麼事情好，那麼我建議你可以培養一個全新的興趣或經營小型事業。

But the key thing here is to reshape the way you look at waking up in the morning.

重點在於你必須重新塑造你對「早起」的看法與感受。

Don't view it as this awful thing that is going to require a bunch of motivation and self-discipline like most of the internet tells you.

不要把它視為一件需要自我激勵和鞭策的煩人事，不要相信那些網路上說的。

View it as an opportunity to have some enjoyable me time, or an opportunity to pursue your dreams.

而應該要把它當作一段愜意的「自我時間」或是一個追求夢想的機會。

However, before you actually consider waking up early, there are two major things that you need to understand.

然而，在你開始擬定早起計畫前，有兩件事你必須知道。

First of all, you should never sacrifice sleep just to wake up early.

第一，絕對不要因為早起而犧牲了睡眠時間。

Sleep deprivation can cause you to gain weight, have a worse memory, and be less creative.

缺乏足夠睡眠可能會導致你體重增加、記憶力受損和減少創造力。

So regardless of what time you are getting up, be sure you are getting the right amount of sleep, which typically is between eight and nine hours.

所以，無論你打算要幾點起床，都要確保自己有八到九小時的充足睡眠。

And secondly, just because you see all these YouTubers going on and on about the benefits of waking up early, it still may not be right for you.

第二，有許多 YouTubers 會分享早起的好處和方法，但那些可能不適用在你身上。

Because there are some people who just function better at night, or they're more creative at night.

因為有些人就是在晚上的時候會有較好的創造力和做事效率。

Take me, for example.

以我當例子。

Since I've started this YouTube channel, I've noticed that I get a lot of creative ideas in the evening, and I find myself writing in the evening.

在我開啟個人頻道之後，我才發現有很多好點子都是在下午的時候出現，所以我大多都是利用下午時間寫作。

Literally, right now, it's 9:22 p.m. and I'm writing.

就像現在，已經晚上九點二十二分了，但我還在創作。

And I'm doing that because I'm inspired to write.

我正在創作是因為我現在有源源不絕的靈感。

And it would be stupid of me to stop now, then wake up early tomorrow morning and then just be uninspired and not creative.

對我來說早上並非創作的好時機，如果我現在去睡覺的話，將會失去許多靈感，而這是個愚蠢的行為。

So become self-aware and see what works for you.

所以，請好好自我檢視並找到一套適合自己的方法。

Check out my last video about the real secret to creating limitless motivation.

歡迎收看我最新的影片，是有關如何創造無限的動機。

It's by far my favorite video that I've made on the channel, and I'll see you there.

目前為止，那部是我所有創作中最愛的影片，我們下次再會。