What do you start your day with? high achiever of Harvard uses meditation!

Recently, a video called "A Day for Harvard students" went viral on YouTube, with more than 9 million views and more than 240000 likes.

Sienna, the protagonist of the video, was admitted to Harvard University in 2018 with an SAT score of 2280 (out of 2400).

At the end of the first school year, Sienna was elected freshman representative for her outstanding performance.

Her GPA has reached 3.9. The YouTube channel has accumulated more than 330000 followers.

She majored in women, gender and sexual studies, a minor in psychology, and was also learning Korean.

Outside the classroom, she joined the Harvard undergraduate Business Women Association, focusing on the development of women in the business world.

He also became the vice president of Alpha Phi International Women's Fellowship and continued to speak for women. At the same time, I'm still working on a work-study program.

Taking into account study, community activities, YouTube, working Sienna, to get rid of a "child of someone else".

I can't help but ask, how on earth did she spend her day to do this?

Early in the morning, Sienna's wake-up alarm goes off, and she usually stays in bed for a while, letting her sleepy brain react first. When the brain is fully awake, turn on the phone to check last night's news.

One detail here is that she didn't pick up her phone on the bed.

I believe many people will not be able to do this alone.

After all, it is a very cool thing to lie lazily in bed and swipe your cell phone, but time goes by unconsciously, and at the same time, it also develops the inertia of procrastination.

In addition to replying to the message, Sienna will check his sleep last night.

And the weather of the day, so that you can figure out in advance what to wear today, and whether you need to take an umbrella to go out.

After a simple wash, Sienna took out a yoga mat and began meditating for 5-10 minutes.

She said it was something she would do every day.

After that, she sat at the dresser ready to make up.

She will use her spare time in makeup to turn on Podcast (podcast) to listen to radio programs. Sienna likes the keynote speaker of this program very much and has been reading his book recently. Watch and listen, two-pronged approach.

After roughly making all the preparations, Sienna will study for a while to prepare for class.

Or do your homework and preview the first class of the day.

In this way, the gap began to open before stepping into the classroom.

After that, pack up and go out, buy breakfast in the canteen, and finally arrive in the classroom for class.

Most of the afternoons of Sienna are mainly for class and self-study.

Seize the prime time after absorbing new knowledge and quickly take it for your own use.

After study, exercise for an hour, the end of the day, Sienna insisted on not looking at his cell phone before going to bed, but set aside some time to read his favorite books.

She thinks reading paper books can improve her sleep quality more than staring at her mobile phone screen.

Finally, go to sleep around 12:00.

Such a day, which seems unusual and ordinary, is a day of disparity. Moreover, the gap starts from the moment you get up.

Sienna is not a rich second generation born with a golden key. He was admitted to Harvard by his own efforts. Moreover, in Harvard University, which is full of experts, Sienna can be said to have stood at the top of the pyramid.

Sienna's secret is to meditate for 5-10 minutes every morning.

'it 's only 5 to 10 minutes, but it's very useful to me, 'she says. It can really help me clear my mind, get rid of the outside noise and keep my concentration, so that I can go to class happily and enjoy everything.

No wonder she has no difficulty in doing things that seem to require absolute self-discipline.

If you look at ourselves, do you have the same experience:

Think about heavy work or study, just want to stay in bed and sleep late or browse your cell phone every day

Lack of concentration, procrastination is inefficient, and often have to work overtime to finish.

The brain often appears "short circuit", slow half beat, memory loss, lack of inspiration.

The sleep quality is poor, easy to be emotional, the brain is always delusional and exhausted

The brain is falling off the chain, deteriorating, no matter how hard we try, the state is always wrong, work, life is seriously out of balance, the heart is tired, at the same time, we begin to doubt ourselves, as if we haven't been happy for a long time.

And the really good people are those who know how to keep their brains in good condition, to really concentrate on doing everything well, to enjoy the process, and to know how to make their brains stronger through deliberate training and accomplish the most efficient tasks in the shortest possible time. Like Sienna.

A person's present state determines his present and future. Only those who can live a good day can live a good life.

Let the change begin by practicing 5-10 minutes of meditation every day.

It is also a way respected by Jobs, Jack Ma and others.

It is a deliberate practice of the brain, which can press a pause button anytime and anywhere, clear away distractions and stress, and improve our brain's concentration, creativity, emotion management, and so on.

At the same time, through meditation practice, our brains can get efficient rest. There is often a metaphor that "five minutes of meditation equals one hour of deep sleep".

It has been repeatedly confirmed by mainstream scientific research that the brain of people who meditate for a long time will undergo the following changes:

The bigger the hippocampus, the better the memory.

The amygdala becomes smaller, so stress and anxiety are reduced.

Thickening of the prefrontal cortex makes better concentration and decision-making.

The neurons in the brainstem are more developed, the mood is stable and the sleep is better.

Jobs practiced meditation every day, especially before making decisions.

He found that when he was careful to settle down, his intuition would be very clear and sharp, and he could see the nature of the object through the surface of trouble.

It changed my life. Not only did my anxiety disappear, but my mood was more stable than before, Schwarzenegger said. To this day, I still benefit from it.

Domestic entrepreneurs and celebrities such as Jack Ma, Wang Leehom and Sun Li are its fans.

Even Zhang Junyi, who loves fitness running, will get up early in the morning and begin to practice it. One to the body, one to the heart, a two-pronged approach.

Wall Street elites and well-known companies at home and abroad such as Google, Amazon, Huawei and Didi have provided corresponding courses for employees early on.

Meditation is widely studied in academia, with special courses at West Point and a research center at Oxford University.

Harvard Happiness course has offered five secret recipes for happiness, one of which is to practice meditation for 15 minutes 6-7 times a week.

In many cases, it is not that we are worse than anyone else, with the right method, we can also be better.

Because change is voiced among these tiny choices, over time, the road under your feet becomes more and more open.

In fact, we all know the secret of success, but in the last step, 90% of people give up.

Excellence is not far away from us, instead of looking up, it is better to take the initiative to approach and seize every choice.

Maybe the next time you look back, you have become the person you yearn for.