Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma inspired, several celebrities apply. Waking up at this time is not enough: the 20/20/20 rule is essential to start the day differently.
“Winning starts with the way we start the day. It is in the first hours that great heroes are made. Master your mornings and you will be the master of your life.”
This is how it can be summarized, the best-selling book in his career. Robin Sharma.
The famous writer (and coach, and speaker, and linked to companies such as NASA, Microsoft and Nike) created a work of fiction based on an entrepreneur, who was exhausted and on the verge of burnout, but who then began to rediscover herself and restore the necessary balance; and a happy and productive life.
The main change was, as the title suggests, wake up every day at 5am – or early morning. The idea is to reduce stress, increase performance throughout the day, have more creativity and concentration, and feel better.
With methods developed by Robin Sharma himself, and tested in his workshops, waking up so early is not enough: then comes the 20/20/20 formula.
This rule is: spend the first hour of the day with 20 minutes of exercise vigorous, 20 minutes of reflection, meditating, and 20 minutes of study, read/learn.
Just one hour a day seems almost nothing but, according to the author, later the result of the sum of so many small daily advances appears: it is the “stacking days”.
This kind of cult spread. Also inspired by the routines of celebrities como Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Zuckerberg ou Tim Cook.
There are those who enjoy waking up before the rest of the world to read, to run, for a massage, to meditate, to dance.
It seems like the day starts better – and it even seems like the day becomes longer, more productive. Happier.
And there are several studies which suggest that Waking up early makes a person happier and even has more recommended eating habits.
One detail remains to be seen: What time do they go to bed?
Because few people should go to bed at 9pm (to sleep at least 8 hours). And here comes a possible obstacle: getting little sleep… is it good for who?
“These productivity gurus, and entrepreneurs, have money to pay people to do everything. Imposing this schedule on other people is punitive and it’s also presumptuous: ‘Oh, aren’t I a great person? Why don’t you become more like me?’ The truth is that Most of us don’t have the luxury of going to bed so early”, warns sleep specialist and neuroscientist Russell Foster.
