Why You Should Wake Up And Eat At The Same Time Everyday
为什么每天应在同一时间起床和吃饭？
Today we’re going to talk about why it’s beneficial for you to wake up and eat at about the same time every single day.
Now I’m not going to back this claim by listing out five facts or giving you cliché reasons.
Why? We’re actually going to dive deep into the way our brains work on a fundamental level.
See within every brain behind all the thoughts, the emotions and the memories, there lies a subconscious measuring tool that’s been around for millions and millions of years.
This tool is present in fish, in wolves, in birds, and monkeys and is still present today in us humans so what does this measuring tool do?
Well, it has one job, a very important job, it determines where we are in regards to everyone else around us.
For example, if you took a hundred birds and you put all of them in giant cage, each bird measuring tool would start analyzing its surrounding.
It will ask itself “How am I in relation to the other birds in this cage? Am I nearing the top? Am I nearing the bottom? Which of these birds are above me? Stronger than me? Which of these birds are below me? Weaker than me? “This is often referred to as the dominance hierarchy, or as I like to call the pyramid.
And as much as we like to think that we’re so civilized that we don’t rank or judge others, it is something we all still do on a subconscious level.
This is because it’s actually necessary for our survival.
Let’s say, for example, you walked into a bar, run by a motorcycle gang and you’re unable to analyze your surrounding and realize that they are at the top of the pyramid in this bar.
And you start acting as if you were above the gang, trying to put them down with jokes, being cocky and loud, you’re basically screwed. They’re going to beat you up.
It is crucial for us to determine our place in the pyramid and act the part.
This measuring tool is constantly calculating where we are on the pyramid.
It’s always looking at subtle body language cues, clues in the background, and how others are interacting with others to make this decision.
Let’s talk about the effects your position on the pyramid has on you.
If you’re near the top of the pyramid, then life is good.
This means you’re healthy, you have power, you have access to food, to potential mates.
You don’t have to worry about getting bullied.
And you don’t have to worry about surviving another day.
Now if you’re at the bottom of the pyramid, life isn’t so great.
This means that you don’t have as much power, which means you get all the secondhand stuff.
The guys at the top get the first pick and resources.
This means you might not get enough food.
You might have a harder time finding mates.
You might be under attack from others who are higher than you in this pyramid, and it’s a constant struggle day by day just to get by.
Now when you’re at the top of the pyramid, your brain will release more serotonin.
This is a neurotransmitter that does a couple of things, improves your confidence, it makes you feel good and relaxed.
You feel better and happier all around.
Now when you’re at the bottom of the pyramid, your brain will actually hold back on the serotonin.
And this is mainly because you don’t have the luxury of relaxing and feeling good.
You’re at the bottom of the pyramid and many, many things can go wrong at any moment.
Somebody at the top could attack you, or you might have to fight with others at the bottom for food and other resources.
This means that you have to be on alert all of the time.
You have to be ready and because of this, your body will not release much serotonin.
Low levels of serotonin cause anxiety, depression, less confidence and it causes a tremendous amount of stress.
Now most people know that higher levels of stress are a bad thing.
It means a weaker immune system, makes you more impulsive, which means you’re more prone to addiction and it even shortens your lifespan.
The key thing to take away from all of this is that it is imperative for us to get closer to the top of the pyramid because being near the bottom just isn’t good for you or your state of mind.
Wait, wait, wait, so improvement pill, what does any of this have to do with eating and waking up at the same time every day?
Well, it turns out that our pyramid measuring tool takes a variety of different things into account when determining where we stand on this pyramid.
And one of the most important factors it looks at is consistency.
This means doing the same things at the same time every single day and this is because consistency equals stability.
It means we know what’s going to happen.
When you’re waking up at the same time every day when you’re eating food at around the same time every day, your mind can relax.
It’s sort of like how habits work.
When you do the same cue routine reward enough times, your brain starts to go on autopilot.
It doesn’t have to be alert to accomplish the task.
It doesn’t have to worry about being late to work or worry about what time you’re going to eat today.
The more your mind relaxes, the higher your measuring tool places you on the pyramid.
The higher you are on the pyramid, the more serotonin that’s released in your body.
The more serotonin that’s released, the less anxious and depressed and stressed you will become.
And that’ why if you want to change your life, if you want to start feeling better then you should first start by waking up and eating at around the same time every single day.
This is a perfect place to start by creating some stability and consistency in your life.
为什么你应该每天在同一时间起床和吃饭?
我们将讨论为什么每天在同一时间起床吃饭对你有益。
现在，我不会列举五个事实或给你陈词滥调的理由来支持这一说法。
为什么？实际上，我们将深入研究我们大脑在基本层面上的工作方式。
在每一个大脑中，在所有的想法、情绪和记忆背后，都有一个存在了数百万年的潜意识测量工具。
这种工具存在于鱼类、狼、鸟类和猴子身上，至今仍存在于我们人类身上，那么这种测量工具是做什么的呢？
好吧，它有一项工作，一项非常重要的工作，它决定了我们相对于周围其他人的地位。
例如，如果你取一百只鸟，把它们都放在一个巨大的笼子里，每个鸟类测量工具都会开始分析周围的环境。
它会问自己：“我与这个笼子里的其他鸟类的关系如何？我接近顶部了吗？我接近底部了吗？这些鸟中哪只在我上方？比我强壮？这些鸟哪只在我们下方？比我虚弱？”这通常被称为统治等级，或者我喜欢称之为金字塔。
尽管我们喜欢认为我们是如此文明，以至于我们不会对他人进行排名或评判，但这是我们所有人在潜意识层面上仍然会做的事情。
这是因为它实际上是我们生存所必需的。
举个例子，你走进一家由摩托车团伙经营的酒吧，你无法分析周围的环境，也无法意识到他们在这家酒吧的金字塔顶端。
你开始表现得好像你凌驾于帮派之上，试图用笑话来压制他们，趾高气扬，大声喧哗，你基本上完蛋了。他们会打你的。
对我们来说，确定自己在金字塔中的位置并扮演角色是至关重要的。
这个测量工具不断地计算我们在金字塔上的位置。
它总是着眼于微妙的肢体语言线索、背景中的线索，以及他人如何与他人互动来做出这个决定。
让我们来谈谈你在金字塔上的位置对你的影响。
如果你接近金字塔的顶端，那么生活就是美好的。
这意味着你很健康，你有力量，你可以获得食物，找到潜在的伴侣。
你不必担心被欺负。
而且你不必担心还能活一天。
现在，如果你处于金字塔的底部，生活就不那么美好了。
这意味着你没有那么多的权力，也就是说你得到的都是二手货。
排名靠前的人获得了第一顺位和资源。
这意味着你可能得不到足够的食物。
你可能更难找到伴侣。
在这个金字塔里，你可能会受到比你高的人的攻击，为了生存，这是一场日复一日的斗争。
现在，当你处于金字塔的顶端时，你的大脑会释放更多的血清素。
这是一种神经递质，可以做一些事情，提高你的信心，让你感觉良好和放松。
你周围都感觉好多了，更快乐了。
现在，当你处于金字塔的底部时，你的大脑实际上会抑制血清素。
这主要是因为你没有放松和感觉良好的奢侈。
你处于金字塔的底部，很多很多事情随时都可能出错。
高层的人可能会攻击你，或者你可能不得不与底层的人争夺食物和其他资源。
这意味着你必须时刻保持警惕。
你必须做好准备，正因为如此，你的身体不会释放太多血清素。
血清素水平低会导致焦虑、抑郁、自信心下降，还会造成巨大的压力。
现在大多数人都知道压力过大是件坏事。
这意味着免疫系统较弱，会让你更冲动，这意味着你更容易上瘾，甚至会缩短你的寿命。
要从这一切中吸取的关键是，我们必须更接近金字塔的顶端，因为接近金字塔的底部对你或你的精神状态都不好。
等等，等等，那么改善药丸?这些与每天同时吃饭和起床有什么关系？
事实证明，我们的金字塔测量工具在确定我们在这个金字塔上的位置时会考虑到各种不同的因素。
它所关注的最重要的因素之一是一致性。
这意味着每天在同一时间做同样的事情，这是因为一致性等于稳定性。
这意味着我们知道将会发生什么。
当你每天都在同一时间醒来，每天都在大约同一时间吃东西时，你的大脑可以放松。
这有点像习惯是如何运作的。
当你做同样的提示程序奖励足够多次时，你的大脑开始自动驾驶。
它不必保持警觉就能完成任务。
它不必担心上班迟到，也不必担心你今天几点吃饭。
你的思想放松得越多，你的测量工具就越能把你放在金字塔上。
你在金字塔上的位置越高，体内释放的血清素就越多。
释放的血清素越多，你就会变得越不焦虑、抑郁和压力。
这就是为什么如果你想改变你的生活，如果你想开始感觉更好，那么你应该首先从每天大约在同一时间起床和吃饭开始。
这是一个完美的开始，在你的生活中创造一些稳定性和一致性。
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