Overview
- Chip.de advises against leaping straight out of bed, citing a neurotherapist’s warning that a sudden start can elevate stress hormones and dampen mood and concentration, and suggests brief stretching or calm breathing first.
- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine warns that using the snooze button can trigger sleep inertia that may linger for up to four hours, so setting one wake time and getting up then is recommended.
- Focus Online, drawing on Real Simple and a University of Texas study, highlights that immediate scrolling or even having a phone nearby can impair cognitive performance and raise stress, so device use is best delayed.
- Chip.de cautions that fruit juice packs high free sugars, echoing WHO and German nutrition guidelines, and recommends a balanced breakfast with protein, fiber and healthy fats instead of skipping the meal.
- The roundup also recommends avoiding very hot showers and not relying solely on coffee for energy, favoring lukewarm water, adequate sleep, hydration and a brief plan or light movement to set structure for the day.