50 Lil' Habits: AM Tech Ban
Give yourself an intentional time-out from your devices for the first 60-minutes of your day.
Our "go big or go home" culture has left many people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and gloomy, when all it takes is a lil’ action to turn things around.
It's well known that small, consistent action creates significant results. Can you do something lil' every day? Of course you can!
Want to try out a new daily habit? I've got a few suggestions.
Here's one: Give yourself an intentional time-out from your devices for the first 60 minutes of your day. Or make it lil' and start with a ban for the first 5 mins of your morning.
Jumping right into your tech when you wake up is not good for your brain.
"When you first wake up in the morning your brain switches from delta waves, which occur in a deep sleep state, to theta waves, which occur during a sort of daydreamy state. The brain then moves to produce alpha waves when you are awake but are relaxed and not processing much information. Now, by grabbing your phone first thing and immediately diving into the online world, you force your body to skip the important theta and alpha stages and go straight from the delta stage to being wide awake and alert (also known as the beta state)." – Jay Rai, an Empowerment Psychologist specializing in the neuroscience of mental health
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It's such a good habit and one that we try to observe as much as possible!