Morning, Noon, and Night: The Perfect Daily Focus Routine
Rule 2 of the It Works plan states: Read the list of what you want three times each day: morning, noon, and night.
This is the engine of the plan. Writing your list gets you clear, but reading it three times a day is what programs your subconscious mind and keeps you in alignment.
Yet, in our busy lives, building this daily habit can be challenging. Here is how to establish a seamless Morning, Noon, and Night review routine.
1. The Morning Review: Setting the Sails
When: Immediately upon waking, before you check your phone, social media, or email.
Why: When you first wake up, your brain is in a Theta state—a highly suggestible state of consciousness where the barrier between your conscious and subconscious mind is thinnest.
Reading your list first thing in the morning acts as a mental filter for the rest of your day. It ensures that your actions are aligned with your core desires, not just reacting to external demands.
2. The Noon Review: The Anchor in the Storm
When: Midday, ideally right before or after lunch.
Why: By midday, the chaos of the world has crept in. Emails, meetings, and minor stresses threaten to derail your focus and shift your state from abundance to scarcity.
The Noon review acts as an anchor. It pulls you out of reactive mode and reminds you of what actually matters, resetting your emotional state for the afternoon.
Never Forget Your Daily Reviews
It is easy to get busy and forget. The IT WORKS app sends you gentle, customizable reminders at Morning, Noon, and Night, making it effortless to build the habit.
3. The Night Review: Programming the Subconscious
When: Right before you close your eyes to sleep.
Why: As you fall asleep, your brain transitions back into Alpha and Theta states. The last thoughts you hold in your mind are what your subconscious digests and processes during your 7-8 hours of sleep.
If you fall asleep thinking about worries or browsing news, your subconscious reproduces those states. If you fall asleep reading your desires, your subconscious works on matching that reality.
Tips for Habit Consistency:
- Keep it brief: You don’t need a 2-hour meditation. Just read the list, feel the gratitude of having those things, and move on.
- Attach it to existing habits: Read your morning list right after brushing your teeth, your noon list right before lunch, and your night list as you get into bed.
- Automate reminders: Use notifications to build the initial habit loop until it becomes second nature.