Why I Am Not a Huge Fan of Slow Mornings (Hear me out!)

Like the title says - hear me out. When it comes to mornings, most people's idea of a perfect morning is lying in bed with a cup of coffee, scrolling through their phone, catching up on anything they've missed during their sleep. Slow mornings are pretty difficult to do if you have to go to work. Well, unless you get up at like 5am to embrace a slow (and incredibly early) morning. For me, though, slow mornings are like my worst nightmare. 

People may read this and think I am absolutely crazy and that I should be tested! However, I do have my reasons why I'm not overly keen on slow mornings.

Here is why I'm not a fan of slow mornings:

1) Slow start = less productivity

From my perspective, I find that if I have a slower start to my day or laze around, I never feel like doing anything productive. It kind of just slows me down for the rest of the day. I'm a standard overthinker, and when I'm sitting down doing nothing, I always think of what I could be doing instead! When I have a to-do list, I have to complete it ASAP. 

2) I can't relax knowing I have things to do

Anyone who knows me knows I love a to-do list. I can't relax until I know I've completed my entire daily to-do list. A slow morning definitely prevents me from doing that. I know people will say that there is plenty of time in the day to do whatever it is I need to do. But no matter how long or short my list is, I can't relax knowing there are things to do. Once I complete the majority of my to-do list, I can fully relax.

3) A slow start makes me feel sluggish

I know I kind of touched on this in reason one, but a slow start makes me feel physically sluggish and, weirdly, tired. I feel like I'm being incredibly lazy by sitting on the sofa or lying in bed longer than I need to. 

4) Mornings are the busiest period of my day

With having Cystic Fibrosis, in terms of my medication and treatments, the majority of what I do needs to be done in the mornings. So, for me, I haven't got the time for a slow morning! My medication routine is quite regimented (because I've made it that way). So I'd rather get as much of it done as I can in the mornings so I can relax.

5) Slow mornings = higher risk of procrastinating

We've all been there, putting things off and then regretting it later. I feel slow mornings would push me into procrastination, and that's something I don't want to be doing. 

Looking at all of this, maybe I'm someone who prefers slow afternoons/evenings. 

I'm not sure a slow afternoon would catch on as a trend, but slow evenings are something we all do after a long day anyway!

I wouldn't say I'm dead set against slow mornings. Sometimes they are needed when my energy levels are depleted, and my well-being needs to be prioritised. But they're just not my thing to do when it's not needed.

I'd love to know your thoughts on this - do you practice slow mornings?