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Ep. 335: On Morning Routines

2025/1/13
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Cal Newport: 我对晨间例行活动进行了研究,将其分为三类:拥抱痛苦型、自我发现型和最重要的事情型。拥抱痛苦型强调清晨进行高强度活动,例如早起锻炼和冷水浴,其好处在于增强自律感和自我认同感,但需注意避免过度依赖不靠谱的科学依据,并根据自身情况调整强度。自我发现型强调自我反思和心灵平静,例如冥想、肯定和视觉化,其好处在于帮助大脑在清晨保持专注,避免被手机等干扰,但需注意避免时间过长和流于形式。最重要的事情型强调清晨立即开始最重要的事情,例如深度工作和户外活动,其好处在于提高专注力和效率,但需注意避免只专注于最重要的事情而忽略其他任务,并根据自身情况调整时间安排。我根据自身情况选择了最重要的事情型,并结合其他类型的优点,制定了适合自己的晨间例行活动。 Jocko Willink: 我每天早上4点多起床,进行高强度锻炼,以此来强化我的自律性和意志力。我认为,通过挑战自己,克服身体和精神上的不适,可以更好地掌控一天的生活,并为后续的工作做好准备。这种方法对我来说非常有效,因为它帮助我建立了一种积极的自我形象,并让我更有信心去面对挑战。 Joe Rogan: 我每天早上都会进行冷水浴,即使天气很冷,我也会坚持。这虽然很痛苦,但却能让我精神焕发,为一天的工作做好准备。冷水浴不仅能提升我的身体素质,更重要的是,它能让我在精神上更加强大,更有勇气去面对挑战。 Hal Elrod: 我的奇迹早晨方法包含六个步骤:静默、肯定、视觉化、锻炼、阅读和写作。这些步骤可以帮助你提升自我认知,增强自信心,并为一天的工作做好准备。通过这些步骤,你可以更好地掌控自己的情绪和思维,并更有动力去追求自己的目标。 Andrew Huberman: 我的晨间例行活动包括早起、晒太阳、延迟摄入咖啡因、进行深度工作和锻炼。这些步骤可以帮助你提升精力和专注力,并改善你的身心健康。通过这些步骤,你可以更好地掌控自己的时间和精力,并更有效率地完成工作。

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This chapter explores the 'Embrace the Suck' approach to morning routines, analyzing its pros and cons. It emphasizes the psychological benefit of signaling self-discipline through challenging activities, suggesting alternatives to extreme physical exercises.
  • The 'Embrace the Suck' approach involves starting the day with a difficult task.
  • The psychological benefit outweighs questionable scientific justifications for extreme practices like cold plunges.
  • Self-discipline is built through identity, not solely traits. Signaling self-discipline can be achieved through various methods, not just physical ones.

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One of the most popular and most derided topics in online productivity spaces are so-called morning routines. In this episode, Cal wades into this content, identifying three major categories of these routines. For each, he explores what’s good and what’s bad. In the end, he uses these lessons to update his own daily routines in some highly specific ways. He then answers reader questions and ends with a “tech corner” segment that builds on Cal’s latest essay for The New Yorker.

 

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo)

 

Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia)

 

Deep Dive: On Morning Routines [4:04]

 

  • How should I choose what podcasts to listen to? [41:49]

  • How does Cal track daily steps? [52:57]

  • Can I switch my office hours around? [57:23]

  • How long should I remain at a large marketing firm? [1:02:37]

  • How can I reject meetings? [1:10:02]

  • CALL: How to obsess over quality while researching [1:13:22]

 

CASE STUDY: A career transition to become a pastor [1:18:57]

 

TECH CORNER: YouTube and the Creative Middle Class [1:28:18]

 

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow)

Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/)

Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?)

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nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/i-tried-miracle-morning-routine-month-here-s-what-happened-ncna981786)

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newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/a-lesson-in-creativity-and-capitalism-from-two-zany-youtubers)

 

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.