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In years past,you couldn't talk to me before 10:00 in the morning, much less except me to get  anything useful done.And the weekends?Forget it.

If the time had "a.m."attatched to the end of it.you'd better believe i was face-down in a pillow.Nowdays, however,despite my best efforts i can't sleep past 8.

i am 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 woke up,and my go-better

mentality has dimmed into a quieter energy come late afternoon.

So what's my secret?

1.For starters,night time prep is half the battle.

A few minutes at night to set up the coffee pot,layout an outfit,and get your lunch together for the following day can be a godsend come sun-up.

2.set two alarms .

the first one is gentle. within reach and set five minutes before you really need it. The 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.

3.do something that is genuinely,authentically you.

give yourself a little "me" time before the hustle begins.enjoy your coffee slowly.take a walk or do 10 minutes of yoga. If you walk out the door with peace in your heart,

you will carry it with you throughout the day.

if you gerenally 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!!

except [ik'sept] 除了。。。之外

attach [ə'tætʃ] 附上

dim [dim] 暗淡的

godsend 天赐之物，意外的好运

soothing ['su:ðiŋ] 抚慰的.

genuinely ['dʒenjuinli] 真正的

authentically[ɔ:'θentikli] 真正的

hustle ['hʌsl] 挤

thrive [θraiv] 繁荣

embrace [im'breis] 拥抱，采取

transition [træn'ziʃən] 转变