How to Wake Up at 4am Everyday: 4 Practical, Non-Hacky Ways

How I finally got myself to wake up early! I've been waking up at 4am for almost a month now—here's how I've been doin' it. This initiative has been 3 years in the making aka I've been wanting to do this for years but was in a long-term, toxic, love/hate relationship with snooze.
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Also, 2nd title slide says "Your night starts the night before." Fail. Meant to say "Your mornings start the night before." :)

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➊ : [1:50] Minimize time spent making decisions in the morning to combat decision fatigue

⇨ Article: Do you suffer form decision fatigue? (NY Times) http://nyti.ms/2t9FFLa
⇨ Article: Why successful people wear the same thing everyday (Mashable) http://on.mash.to/2tI1h4M
⇨ Book: The Power of Habit http://amzn.to/2u9MBfp

➋ : [5:04] Your morning starts the night before

⇨ Article: Why using your smartphone at night is destroying your sleep (Business Insider) http://read.bi/2u9VTbj

➌ : [7:25] Set the tune of your alarm to something you’d be happy waking up to

➍ : [8:24] Know why you want to wake up when you wake up and why you can’t wait up any later than that

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⇨ The main text we read is Zhuan Falun* http://bit.ly/2t48xJP
*Best to read start to finish in the shortest time possible for the highest benefit.
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