<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Routines on Stephen Ajulu</title><link>https://ajulu.netlify.app/tags/routines/</link><atom:link href="https://ajulu.netlify.app/tags/routines/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Hello, I'm Stephen Ajulu, a seasoned multidisciplinary tech professional with over a decade of experience. I build impactful solutions using design, tech, and engineering in the pursuit of impact.</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>ajulu.b22uf@aleeas.com (Stephen Ajulu)</managingEditor><webMaster>ajulu.b22uf@aleeas.com (Stephen Ajulu)</webMaster><copyright>Stephen Ajulu.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:48:00 +0300</lastBuildDate><item><title>My Morning Routine</title><link>https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/my-morning-routine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:48:00 +0300</pubDate><guid>https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/my-morning-routine/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today I&amp;rsquo;d like to share my morning routine. I have been using it for 4 days now and feel absolutely fantastic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="waking-up-340-am"&gt;Waking up: 3:40 AM&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wake up at 3:40 am to give myself a headstart. Note, you don&amp;rsquo;t have to wake up at the same time as me. I do it because I&amp;rsquo;m comfortable with it. Previously I would wake up at 5:30 am but have recently found myself waking up at that time and hence decided to stick with it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello!</p>
<p>Today I&rsquo;d like to share my morning routine. I have been using it for 4 days now and feel absolutely fantastic.</p>
<h2 id="waking-up-340-am">Waking up: 3:40 AM</h2>
<p>I wake up at 3:40 am to give myself a headstart. Note, you don&rsquo;t have to wake up at the same time as me. I do it because I&rsquo;m comfortable with it. Previously I would wake up at 5:30 am but have recently found myself waking up at that time and hence decided to stick with it.</p>
<p>The first thing(not always) I do after waking up is to, thank God for His protection and for giving me the ability to see the day. I don&rsquo;t do this at the exact same time sometimes I do it later in the routine. But i hope to be consistent. I just say a short prayer of thanks.</p>
<h2 id="check-my-investment-portfolios--unproductive-social-media-checking-340-am---400-am">Check my investment portfolios + unproductive social media checking: 3:40 AM - 4:00 AM</h2>
<p>I own some cryptocurrencies and stocks. So I usually go to Binance, check how the portfolio is doing. I also do a bit of research into potential crypto investments.</p>
<p>Then I check my stocks. See the profit/loss margin.</p>
<p>After this, I do some social media scrolling. It&rsquo;s both productive and unproductive because I follow some great people who put out informational content but I also follow other people that post their lives. Which is not necessarily a bad thing but you know. It&rsquo;s not productive. It doesn&rsquo;t add anything to my life aside from knowing what they are up to. I also check YouTube. I have subscribed to some great channels and so I watch a video or 2.</p>
<h2 id="make-my-bed-400-am---410-am">Make my bed: 4:00 AM - 4:10 AM</h2>
<p>After a prayer of thanks, investment portfolio checking, and social media scrolling, I make my bed. This is a must. Don&rsquo;t just leave your bed disorganized as if an animal slept in it. Even Jordan Peterson said, &ldquo;The most important thing you can do is make your bed!&rdquo;. Your bed is your environment and your environment directly affects your mind. Make your bed to get the ball going. You need good momentum.</p>
<h2 id="workout-410-am---510-am">Workout: 4:10 AM - 5:10 AM</h2>
<p>I have a bodyweight workout routine I follow.</p>
<p>Right now that is:</p>
<ol>
<li>100 Pushups (2 variations 60/40)</li>
<li>200 Bicep Curls (An extra 100 for the heck of it)</li>
<li>100 Lateral Raises</li>
<li>100 Squats (2 variations 50/50)</li>
<li>100 Calve Raises</li>
<li>100 Heel Side Touches (Targets the Obliques)</li>
<li>100 Bicycle Crunches</li>
<li>100 Leg Raises</li>
<li>100 Bridges</li>
</ol>
<p>Every week I increase this by 50 for progressive overload. I&rsquo;ll start doing advance variations once I reach 200, which means, I&rsquo;ll start from 50 again.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m currently in my second week.</p>
<p>What can I say, the biceps are growing well. So are the glutes!</p>
<p>The reason I do workouts first is that they are the hardest thing for me in the morning. Plus they give me energy and mental clarity for the day.</p>
<h2 id="read-a-book-510-am---610-am">Read a book: 5:10 AM - 6:10 AM</h2>
<p>Once done with my workout, I read a book. Currently reading &ldquo;How to Think and Grow Rich&rdquo; by Napoleon Hill. I&rsquo;ll post notes on this book soon. I read for 1 hour.</p>
<p>I also drink 1 liter of water during this period.</p>
<h2 id="official-start-6-10-am-and-beyond">Official start: 6: 10 AM and Beyond</h2>
<p>My day starts at 6:10 AM.</p>
<p>I will either take a shower(cold) or do some deep work/learning while listening to classical music until 8:10 AM. It all depends on my schedule. I also write during this time e.g now.</p>
<p>And that&rsquo;s it. This is my current schedule. I will do my best and stay consistent as that&rsquo;s the only way to grow and become better. I&rsquo;ll soon add journaling to the reading time frame. But aside from that. This is what my mornings have looked like for the past 4 days. I just recently implemented it.</p>
<h3 id="to-summarize">To summarize:</h3>
<ol>
<li>Bed: Social Media, Investments, Making the bed</li>
<li>Benediction: Praying/Thanksgiving</li>
<li>Body: Working out</li>
<li>Brain: Reading + Deep work/learning</li>
</ol>
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<p>Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day!</p>
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