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Whether you’ve slept well and got a full 8 hours, or you’ve had a terrible night and are running on about 2 hours of rest, your morning routine needs to pick you up and make you feel ready for the day.
But when you’ve had a bad night, you need convenience more than you need anything else. And that’s where the right appliances and programs come in.
When you’re running on fumes, need to be at work in about half an hour, and feel more like a zombie than a human being, the right tech will make your morning routine so much easier to get through. Here’s what we recommend investing in.
Sunrise Alarm Clocks
It’s simple to set an alarm on your phone (or 5 or more). However, when you use your phone like this first thing in the morning, you’re more likely to open it up and get onto the apps that distract you.
Plus, the harsh sound of a phone alarm can even be enough to make people cry first thing in the morning. That’s no way to start the day, especially if you need to be as motivated as possible.
Instead, we recommend buying a ‘sunrise’ alarm clock. This is a kind of clock that works off of gentle lighting, rather than harsh, noisy alerts.
The way it wakes you up is more gradual, gives you a sense of natural light to work with, and makes you feel more relaxed as you’re waking.
It’ll eventually play a sound, of course, but it’ll give you this 30 minute grace period beforehand.
Toothbrush and/or Shower Timer
Brushing your teeth first thing in the morning is part of good oral hygiene, but it’s easy to either skip it entirely, or simply not brush for long enough.
Most dentists agree that about 3 minutes is the right length of time for brushing your teeth.
But when you’re trying to track this amount in your head, you can easily count too fast and end up doing only half the time.
So set up a brushing timer right there on the sink. Turn it on, let it count down, and then finish brushing when it goes off. Simple as.
Similarly, if you’re always at risk of running late due to being in the shower for a few minutes too long, you’ll want to set up a timer.
Set it to run for a time that works (usually 5 minutes), and then you can easily turn it on when you hop in the shower.
The Right Coffee Machine
Now you’re down in the kitchen, it’s time for the drinkable pick-me-up that millions of people rely on worldwide: coffee.
And it can be a bit of a faff when you’re making it first thing, if you’re also the kind of person who needs coffee before they can really function.
So you’re going to want a coffee machine that makes the task a matter of pressing a button and waiting for your cup to fill.
It doesn’t matter what kind of coffee you like, but if you drink it on the same regular basis as waking up, you need the right coffee machine for the job.
But what makes a good coffee machine? Well, it needs to work quickly, make a good cup of coffee, and be easy to clean once you’re done.
You’ve got maybe 10 minutes max in the mornings to enjoy your coffee and make sure there’s no sticky bean residue to scrape off later.
As such, the best espresso machine is one that complies with your morning routine needs, and not the other way around.
You can also invest in a coffee machine that lets you turn it on remotely, so you don’t even need to be in the kitchen to get the pot roasting.
You Can Use Tech to Make Your Morning Routine Easier
And you don’t have to just try and rely on your phone, either. You can use other items to help you get from your bed to the bathroom to the kitchen and out the door.
Because when you’re not really feeling the day ahead, you need something to give you a bit of a break before anything’s really happened.
But when you just have a phone in hand, you can start doomscrolling without even realising it. Get other tech to do some of the hard work for you and start enjoying your mornings again, no matter the long work day ahead.
