The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
by Robin S. Sharma
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After sharing some advice about how to form the habit of rising early—a habit practiced by some of the world’s most successful people—the author delves into what we should do with that extra time. He says that we have four “interior empires,” which he calls mindset, heartset, healthset and soulset. Caring for these four areas of our interior selves during the hour of the day when we’re least likely to have distractions such as calls, texts and emails, can be tremendously powerful.
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The author shares with Marie Forleo some of his history, such as feeling miserable while working as a lawyer and having 3,000 copies of his self-published book sitting in his dining room. Forleo questions him about work versus rest, to which Sharma suggests what he calls the 60-10 method: 60 minutes of intense work followed by 10 minutes of rest, whether for you that means drinking a cup of tea, stretching, or staring out the window. They both warn against phones as destroyers of focus and creativity.
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The video focuses on the “20/20/20” concept espoused by the author. This is the formula meant to guide us through “the victory hour,” or the hour between 5:00 and 6:00 AM. For example, the first twenty minutes are dedicated to exercising; if this is hard for you, sleep in your workout clothes, with your workout shoes next to the bed. This early-morning exercise floods our brain with what equates to a free “smart-drug,” strengthening connections between brain cells and forming new ones.
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Touting the Spartan philosophy that if you sweat more in training, you’ll bleed less in war, the author says the “sweat more” part is getting up early to set the tone for a successful day. During the first hour of being awake, which Sharma calls “the victory hour,” the first twenty minutes should be exercise, the next twenty-minutes are for reflection—whether journaling, meditation, or simply thinking—and the next twenty minutes are for growth. Sharma says this formula leads to greater focus and creativity.
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