Category: Build Your System

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Title of post: How Using a Barcode Alarm Improved my Morning Routine.

How Using a Barcode Alarm Improved my Morning Routine

The reality of work or school starting at a set time, typically early in the morning, is unfortunately a fact of life for many of us. This can sometimes become a hindrance to achieving the optimal amount of sleep. For some others, it could directly be misaligned to our natural chronotype or circadian rhythm. To address the punctuality that work demands, we turn to alarms, a tool now heavily associated with waking up in today’s day and age. And a barcode alarm might be just the type of alarm that can get you through that dreadful morning slump.

Tiered Goalsetting for SMART Progress

So you need a goalsetting system that keeps you focused. One that treats the journey with the same respect as it does the end destination. That’s where tiered goals might be able to help you. Combined with good everyday habits and a willingness to begin, a tiered goal infrastructure just might help you take that first step–or do that first pushup.