EVeryon has a morning routine. But yours probably does not start before 4 am or involves spending hours so that bottles of fancy water (and dip your face in an icy bowl), rub your skin with banana skin or dive into a roof pool.
However, you may be one of the hundreds of millions of people who have appreciated (and probably rolled eyes on) the video of the elaborate morning routine of the fitness coach Ashton Hall who has become viral recently and now has more than 741 million views on X. While many have speculated on the video for the brand of water or a gimmick, it is understandable to be fascinated residents.
“For better or for worse, it is in our nature to compare us to others,” explains Raphael Wald, neuropsychologist at Marcus Neuroscience Institute, which is part of Baptist health in southern Florida. “It is difficult for us as people to appreciate our successes without using others as a measuring ribbon.”
Many competing feelings can occur during social comparison: envy, admiration, motivation, fear of missing, validation and social connection, explains Bisma Anwar, approved therapist at Talkspace. But often, shame and insufficiency Bub at the top, says Wald.
Video is the last in a series of other morning habits shared on social networks, which also accumulate millions of views. Why are the morning routines of others so fascinating? Here is what experts in psychology say.
Our long fascination for morning routines
People have been obsessed with the way in which famous and successful personalities have spent their mornings for centuries. Benjamin Franklin wrote on his morning routine in his autobiography in the late 1700s, describing how he woke up at 5 am, put intentions for the day, read and studied. In his 1854 book WaldenHenry David Thoreau discussed swimming during “the waking time”. These old -fashioned routines have even expressed interest now; People today publish on their experiences by trying, for example, “the daily routine of the original OG Benjamin Franklin.”
The mornings are a “universal” experience, explains Ben Bernstein, clinical psychologist at Silver Hill hospital in New Canaan, in Connecticut. Everyone wakes up, dresses and usually eats breakfast. Then they spend their day, which is more unique.
“There is a moment when people do similar things,” he said. It may seem predictable, so it is often attractive to see how others spend this time.
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“We actually live in a way by proxy through this person: if we have a routine and we follow these steps, life can be fluid and ordered and without stress,” explains Bernstein.
Research shows that morning routines are good for you – they can mitigate stress, increase energy and improve productivity. Coherent sleep and awakening times are linked to better mental health, and eating breakfast is correlated with overall health and daytime energy.
But the routines must be personal and adapted to your needs and your lifestyle, explains Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and doctor of sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. There is no “secret sauce” for morning habits that will automatically help you become someone you admire. Videos like Hall may be fun to watch, but Dimitriu urges taking them with “a grain of salt”.
Why make fun of the morning routines of others makes us feel better about our skin
The memes and parodies of Hall’s video were happy to make fun of his swimming pool dive, blue water baths and banana facial care.
Bernstein says that instinct is probably a defense mechanism. “We have to make fun, because if we don’t do it, then we have to start feeling badly in our skin,” he said.
However, it is crucial to note that a large part of the influencers’ publication is not reality – most of the videos are highly modified and do not show gaps or struggles, says Wald. “The desire to reach this level of inaccessible perfection is often what pushes people to be fascinated by the celebrities of social media.”
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By comparing yourself to ideals – even if he is just someone with an impressive morning routine – can lead to disappointment and frustration, he said. It can also distort your reality and harm your self -esteem, adds Anwar.
“These messages are designed to attract people’s attention by exaggerating perfection or drama to maximize commitment,” explains Anwar. “They do not reflect the complete image of the life of anyone.”
In reality, most people do not keep impeccable morning routines – they wake up exhausted, find it difficult to prepare their children for school or are stuck in traffic, says Bernstein. It is important to keep in mind that you scroll through social media.
“The more we consume the idealized versions of life, the less our own lives feel real in comparison,” he says. “We start to have the impression that we do not really live the life we should have or could have, and it is to our detriment.”
