Mornings can set the tone for the rest of our day, and too many of us wake up stressed, hurried and tired before we ever attend a meeting or start our to-do list.
But there’s a better way.
Take it from the pros. HuffPost asked a variety of productivity experts about what they never do first thing in the morning, as lessons for us all. Take notes on how you can start your days with more energy and in a better mood. Their answers were lightly edited for clarity and length.
I don’t mindlessly scroll the news.
“I would say that I am pretty intentional about my news and social media consumption overall, and especially first thing in the morning. If I’m not, I will totally lose focus or at least just procrastinate on doing the important things I need to do to get up and at it. In practice, this looks like reading a daily newsletter with top headlines first thing, as opposed to opening a news app and then scrolling on BlueSky for an hour. And when having coffee, I typically either listen to a podcast, watch YouTube videos on the TV, or play a cozy phone game instead of looking at social media.
