5 tricky morning routines that are hard to adopt but will pay off for life

As the popular saying goes, “The early bird catches the worm.” But we prefer the more inspirational line: “The early bird will inherit the earth.”

And the science backs it up: a 2009 study from the University of Leipzig found that people who consider themselves morning people are generally much more proactive than their late-night counterparts.

But it’s more than just setting your alarm for five, six, or seven in the morning and getting yourself to bed before the clock strikes midnight.

It requires adopting the mentality that early risers have over late sleepers—doing things now, being positive, and getting everything important out of the way as soon as possible.

If all you do with your morning is lie in bed and scroll through social media feeds, you’re not the type of morning person that the studies refer to.

Becoming a productive morning person means adopting the right habits, some…