Quick question: Do you brush your teeth before or after you shower? 

If you’re like most people, you perform these two tasks in a set order. If something switches things up, it could impact the rest of the day. That’s because pieces of your morning routine are a ritual, and rituals can have a powerful effect on your outlook, says Michael Norton, author of The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions. 

"Sometimes, we use rituals to take very boring things and imbue them with a little more meaning and emotion," he said. "In the silly example of brushing your teeth and showering, the order really matters to about half of people. When they do it in the right order, and they say things like 'I’m ready to start the day,' 'I feel good,' and 'I feel alive.' For people who do it in the opposite order, they say, 'I feel weird,' or 'I feel off all day.'"

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.