身體力行3件事，早起從此沒難度

At a workshop I attended last weekend, the facilitator jokingly mentioned that he’s more of a night owl and his energy doesn’t generally kick in until about 2:00 in the afternoon. I laughed, thinking that my list of accomplishments post 2 p.m. is about HALF of what I get done in the morning and early afternoon hours.
筆者上週末參加了一個研討會，當時講師打趣地提到了他本人更傾向於夜貓子模式，並且他的精力只有在午後2點才能充分發揮出來。當時我就笑了，然後想象自己在午後2點的成功史，就是我已經在早上或午後較前的時間完成了半數的任務。

Then I thought... “When did THAT happen?” In years past, you couldn’t talk to me before 10:00 in the morning, much less expect me to get anything useful done. And the weekends? Forget it. If the time had “a.m.” attached to the end of it, you’d better believe I was face-down in a pillow.
然後我就開始思考……“那是怎麼辦到的？”在過去的幾年裏，在早上10點前別人是無法跟我交談的，更不要期待我完成了什麼任務。那麼週末呢？算了吧。如果週末的時間以a.m.作爲後綴，那麼你還是相信我正在枕頭下埋頭大睡好了。

Nowadays, however, despite my best efforts I cannot sleep past 8, I’m mentally forming my to-do list before I even open my eyes. I find that my best writing is done within the first few hours after I wake up, and my go-getter mentality has dimmed into a quieter energy come late afternoon.
然而時至今日，儘管我盡了最大的努力，不讓自己睡得超過8點，但我會在腦海裏列出自己即將完成的任務，甚至不用等到睜眼的時候。我發現了，在起牀後的頭幾個小時裏完成寫作任務的效果最好，而我的漸入佳境的心理狀態也隨着午後時間的延伸變得越來越安靜。

So what’s my secret?
那麼，我的祕訣是什麼呢？

1. For starters, night time prep is half the battle.
1. 首先，夜間的準備是成功的一半。

Again, I’m not much of a night person anymore, so this can be a bit of a struggle for me, but this is a post on being a morning person, not a night person! (Just kidding!) A few minutes at night to set up the coffee pot, lay out an outfit, and get your lunch together for the following day can be a godsend come sun-up.
再者，我已經不再是晚睡的人了，所以這對我來說還是有點難度，但本文在於教大家怎麼早起，而不是晚睡啦！（開玩笑的！）睡前花幾分鐘設置好咖啡壺的時間，把需要用到的器具都擺放好，然後再把第二天的午餐打點妥當，那麼第二天起來就能獲得極大的恩賜感。

2. Set two alarms.
2.設置2個鬧鐘。

The first one is gentle, within reach and set for five minutes before you really need it. This soothing sound will slowly wake you up. The second one should be louder, placed across the room and set for the time you actually need to get up. I set my alarms this way because I’m very sensitive to noise (as I imagine many people are at least first thing in the morning), and the last thing I want is to be shocked out of bed by the cacophony that is my clock radio alarm.
第一個鬧鐘的鈴聲是溫和的，在你真的需要的時候隨手可及就能設置5分鐘的提醒。但這種舒緩心情的聲音只會延緩你的起牀時間。那麼第二個鬧鐘的鈴聲就應該聲音更大點，放在房間的角落裏，然後設置爲必須起牀的時間。筆者之所以這樣設置自己的鬧鐘，是因爲我對噪音非常敏感（正如我能想象許多朋友早上最不想遇到的第一件事一樣），而我最不想的就是被收音機鬧鐘刺耳的聲響吵得我從牀上彈起來。

3. Do something that is genuinely, authentically YOU.
3. 做些體現真實的自己的事情。

Too many people give themselves exactly enough time to hurriedly get ready for work and get out the door. Give yourself a little “me” time before the hustle begins. Enjoy your coffee slowly. Take a walk or do 10 minutes of yoga. Do a little bit of journaling. If you walk out the door with peace in your heart, you’ll carry it with you throughout the day.
有太多人爲自己預留足夠的時間用於趕忙準備和出門。那麼請爲自己開始這些繁忙的動作前保留一點“私人時間”吧。慢慢享受美好的咖啡時光。或者散散步，做10分鐘的瑜伽運動。寫一點點日誌。如果在出門的時候能保持心境平和，那麼這一整天的狀態都能得到很好的保持。

If you generally thrive in the evening hours, don’t push yourself too hard to go against nature. Lean into your afternoon energy but use these tips to help you embrace those tough mornings with a bit more grace. In time you might find yourself transition into a “morning person” after all!
如果你通常只有在晚上才能發揮自己的奮鬥精神，那也不要違反自然規律把自己逼得太緊了。調整爲午後的精力狀態，但採用以上的方法能更優雅地度過難熬的早晨。最後你可能會發現自己已經轉變成“早起的鳥兒”啦！