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24 may 2020 

Because, today, I restart college, I thought it was cute to introduce you to my morning routine and give you some advice about it. Many of these things I've made since I was very small, just like anyone else, but others have only been added for a couple of years, so ... let's start!

1. Wake up at 6:30AM

I know it might sound very strange, but I'm a morning person, or at least, since I remember, I've always been since I was little, so I'm not struggling to get up, indeed, I often wake up even before my alarm sounds.

☀Tips: If you're not a morning person but would like to become I have some tips for you:

- Go to bed early: if you want to get up early you also have to go to bed at a decent time, otherwise in the morning you will feel really too tired to do anything. There are a lot of apps or sites that figure out what time you have to go to bed so you can wake up refreshed the next morning: one of these is Sleepytime. But even if you don’t want to use one of these apps, remember that the human body needs at least seven hours of sleep to be active.

- Use an alarm clock or more than one: Yes, I know, set your alarm is the most obvious thing in the world but it is useful.I recommend you to point more than one alarm clock for an hour before you get up and, maybe, every ten minutes in that time so you will not be able to sleep again!

- Put feet on the ground now! If, as soon as you wake up, you will immediately put your feet on the floor, you can do nothing but get up and your body will not take advantage of it to sleep again, especially if in contact with the cold floor!

2. Shower at 6:35AM

That's why I do not think there's a better explanation than this: I just like to shower in the morning especially now that it's autumn, hot water makes miracles!

☀Tip: If you're not a morning person you'd better take a shower with cold water, or warm, this will awaken your senses! 

3. Breakfast at 6:45AM

I'm not particularly creative in the morning, I'm not a genius in the kitchen and alternating moments of healthy food with other calories, but despite that, I'm trying to eat well, believe me!I usually have breakfast with:

- Milk and cereals ( usually corn flakes).

- Fruit yogurt (usually peach, strawberry or blueberry) and biscuits or oats and pieces of banana.

- Red fruit tea and cereal biscuits.

- Chamomile, a teaspoon of honey and three rusks.

- Carrot cake, Banana Bread or Muffin.

- Bread with Nutella!

- And of course C-O-F-F-E-E (this is the only constant)!

4. Dressing up at 7:00AM

I usually prepare my clothes the night before so I do not have to go crazy in the morning to figure out what to wear: I usually wear Jeans and a shirt.

☀Tips: 

- Prepare your clothes and bag the night before so in the morning you will not have to go crazy to find something to wear!

- Wear what you want but if you go to school or in a serious place informed about the dress code!

5. Skincare Routine at 7:05AM

One thing I started doing a couple of years ago was taking care of my skin. Let's say it's also a way to take a moment for myself in the morning (along with the coffee LOL).

☀Tip: I think it's important to find a way to take care of themselves, even early in the morning, this will help your brain to relax, also remember that the health, physical or mental, comes first.

6. Make up at 7:15AM

As for makeup, never put anything excessive, especially if I have to go to college, even at times I happened to not wear makeup at all! Usually, however, I always wear mascara, concealer to cover the dark circles, and a bit of blush since, especially in winter, I have pale skin.

7. Leave home at 7:30AM

Learning happens inside our brain when new information connects with existing memory. When we are excited or enthusiastic our brain happens to do that much better. In a famous experiment American psychologist Hans Breiter put cocaine addicts into an MRI. The effect of the drug excited the addicts and the researcher saw a lot of activity in what’s called the Nucleus Accumbent. German scientists did the same experiment with young men and pictures of Porsche cars, which caused the same area to light up. When they did it with pictures of a Daihatsu.. it didn’t. What’s going on here? As soon as we expect something nice to happen, the brain releases it's happiness chemicals dopamine and endorphin as well as other neurotransmitters. While dopamine and endorphin delight us, the other neurotransmitters send information from A to B. This connects new information from outside the brain with stored memories inside... and that’s learning. Unfortunately this doesn’t mean that everything “fun” helps us learn. Shopping for example makes us happy, but as German Neuroscientists Manfred Spitzer measured, it only lasts 12 seconds. Then the dopamine level drops and we have to shop more to bring it back up. This happens because the brain releases neurotransmitters in anticipation of something nice. But once we get it, the dopamine rush ends and the information exchange slows. Accumulating new things therefore doesn’t make us happy, nor does it help us to learn. Being excited about something for a longer time or being surprised does. For example: When we are excited to plan a trip with our friends or when we have an unexpected and inspiring conversation with a stranger, our brain releases neurotransmitters in abundance and we start recording with all our senses in high definition. The synapses add existing footage from the long-term memory to make it a creative and memorable experience. It’s like we turn on a learn turbo. Neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Hüther even argues that young children can learn multiple languages and so many other things, mainly because of their ability to be excited. And most are excited about everything until they get held back to follow their interest by the expectations of their parents or schools. When learning a new language in a boring class at age 35 however, we have little left to be excited about and hence we learn next to nothing. Prof. Hüther believes any 75-year old Chinese man, who falls in love with a young 65-year old British lady, will speak English very fast. If you are able to constantly learn new things in an exciting way, the chemicals released in your brain are likely to outlive the pleasures of drugs or shopping. It seems as if happiness and learning not only come from the same region in our brain, but they also promote one another. What is your experience? Is learning a side product of enthusiasm? Or can we learn without passion or interest? Share your thoughts in the comment below!

HI,

I am a newbie to the #studyblr community. I am actually inspired by @studyign @studyquill @emmastudies @equantis @studyruels @studywithinspo to start a studyblr and a studygram @study.dying. I really wish that this community will really motivate me to be here and share my ideas and thoughts.

I am also a bullet journal lover and love @bohoberry for her bullet journal 

I am only 14 years old and in standard 9th. To tell my fav subjects are Science, Maths and of course Arts. I am quite lazy when it comes to sports.