1. Look through the past day in your head

The Pythagoreans also had this practice: go through the past day in your head before going to bed and evaluate each of their actions. This develops memory and helps you assess what you did right, what mistakes you made, what you could but didn’t do, and why.

In the hustle and bustle of the day, many events can get lost, and by going through all the situations before going to bed, in a relaxed atmosphere and taking your time anywhere, you can look at problems anew and even remember something to do tomorrow.

It is possible to combine these memories with gratitude.

In 2005, researchers Seligman, Steen, and Peterson conducted an experiment called Three Good Things in Life. The participants were divided into two groups. One of them was given the task of writing down three good events of the day every night before going to bed that they were grateful for. It was necessary not only to mention them, but to justify for each event a reason to be grateful for what was so good about this event.

The experiment was conducted for a week, and the groups were monitored for a whole month. It turned out that participants who completed the task all week were happier and less depressed not only during this “thank you week”, but also over the next 3-6 months.

All you have to remember is three things you’re thankful for. To get a killer effect, think of five at once.

However, this case is fraught with sudden falling asleep. You don’t even notice how you’re falling asleep.

2. Plan the next day

Another Pythagorean practice was to mentally anticipate the events of the next day. Think about who you’re going to meet, what you’re going to say, and what you’re going to do. All this should have appeared in the Pythagorean’s mind so clearly and clearly, as if it had already happened in reality. Thus, predicting events turned into their formation.

Of course, you don’t have much time to think through the next day’s events in detail, but you can easily scroll through the highlights.

Before going to bed, think about what you need to do tomorrow (reviewing the past day will help with this, you will probably remember some mandatory things to do), determine for yourself the main tasks that must be completed, and you can even imagine several successful outcomes: getting up effortlessly at 7:00, driving to work without traffic jams and traffic jams, a successful meeting with customers, etc.

By the way, you can do this in the morning, if you, of course, have time for such thoughts.

3. Get everything ready for tomorrow

I immediately recall my school days, when I had to pack my briefcase with textbooks in the evening. This habit, along with the briefcase and textbooks, had long since disappeared into oblivion, but it was very useful.

In 2011, the Travelodge hotel chain conducted a study that determined the time to choose clothes for men and women in the morning. Strangely enough, it turned out that men choose an outfit 3 minutes longer than women who spend about 10 minutes on this ritual.

You can free up those 10-15 minutes in the morning by thinking about your outfit the next day before going to bed. Just decide what you’re going to wear to work tomorrow, remember if this item is in the wash and whether all the accessories are ready for it. Just a minute of thought, and you will no longer be rushing around the apartment, hurriedly ironing something or putting on crumpled clothes.

4. Lunch for tomorrow

If you have long wanted to switch to a healthy diet and stop filling your hunger with pies and chocolates, it’s time to start. It is clear that morning is not the best time to prepare dinner, so do it in advance and pack it in a container. All that’s left in the morning is to transfer it from the fridge to your bag and enjoy a healthy meal.

After all these things, you will have a sense of completion, and you will be calm the next day.

Source: https://lifehacker.ru/4-veshhi-kotorye-nado-sdelat-pered-snom/

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