The morning can often feel like a missing time of day for college students. If you have morning classes, not much happens between getting up and going to that class.

This may be because you stayed up late and needed to sleep in to get some sleep or because you just cannot bring yourself to get out of bed until it is absolutely necessary.

Regardless, mornings feel like they aren’t there. But mornings are such a great time to get things done. 

It is worth mentioning that I am horrible at getting up in the morning. I want to start getting up when my alarm goes off instead of when I have reached the point where staying in bed means not making it to class on time.

Recently, I have been out of bed much earlier than usual on a couple of occasions. I was able to go to the grocery store and have time for breakfast before I left for class. Having that extra time in the morning can allow you to create a good start for your day and carry that throughout classes and whatever else you have planned. I definitely felt better going through that day after having that productivity before I even went to class.

You could also use this time to get ahead on homework. Unless it’s last minute, I usually do not stay up late to do homework. Instead, I end up looking at social media. But being up in the morning just makes you want to be productive more than being up at night. So scrap that phone time at night and go to bed early so you can use that time better in the morning.

There are plenty of things you can do with some extra time in the morning: exercise, reading (not school related), meditate or pretty much anything you can think of.

On days that I start early, I always seem to feel better for the remainder of the day. On days that I lie in bed past my alarm, I feel tired and rarely productive. It can be hard to get up early when you continue to go to bed at later hours, so going to bed early is an important part of finding this extra morning time.

This can be a difficult thing for a lot of students, but I think it can make a difference in your daily life. Trust me, I’ll be struggling to make the change too.