An evening routine allows you to finish the day strong and positions you for a productive tomorrow.
I learned this concept from the book The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.
The author ushers in the idea of structuring your day and maximizing your time with bookends.
Think of a traditional bookshelf loaded with books. There is a bookend on the left and a bookend on the right, with all the books standing tall in-between.
You can do the same with your day. Create a bookend in the morning and other bookend in the evening, to help hold your day together.
My evening routine is not timed stamped like my morning routine, but here is what I do before bed, in this order.
Stretch
- I use an App on my phone called GOWOD. I have the paid version and it helps improve my mobility (a.k.a flexibility in joints/muscle tissue). I do 15 minute sessions and after 10 hours of combined time (40 days x 15 mins), I am seeing healthy improvement. +20% progress! The App is nicely designed and user friendly. Side note, my wife (Amanda) prefers the Peloton stretching classes with are fantastic, too.
Clothes
- I layout what I am wearing to workout in the morning and what I am wearing to work. It may sound elementary but it is true. It is one less thing I have to do/think about in my morning and it is an easy win before I call it a night.
Read
- I have an old school Kindle which works great (the newer version looks cool, too). I don’t read business books before bed, otherwise, it will keep me up brewing new ideas. I prefer Christian books as I doze off to dream land.
Do you have an evening routine?
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P.S. Have you seen any of my Mind Gym videos to help strengthen and protect your mindset? They are free.