WEBVTT - Mix and match a morning routine

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to mix and match a morning routine.

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<v Speaker 1>By pulling together a few bite sized components in different combinations,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make progress while keeping your morning's interesting. Two.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the idea of morning routines. I also love

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<v Speaker 1>reading about other people's morning routines. But as I have

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<v Speaker 1>talked with people about their morning rituals, I've realized that

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<v Speaker 1>very few people do the exact same thing every morning,

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<v Speaker 1>seven days a week. People might call something a daily routine,

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<v Speaker 1>but it tends to happen Monday through third day, well

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<v Speaker 1>most days, unless they're traveling or something else unusual is

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<v Speaker 1>going on. I think this is an important point because

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes people assume that if they can't run four miles

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<v Speaker 1>and meditate for twenty minutes absolutely every morning, then there's

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<v Speaker 1>no point. But that's not true. You can have a

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<v Speaker 1>morning routine, even if the routine looks different day to day.

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<v Speaker 1>You can have a morning routine that is short some

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<v Speaker 1>days and longer on others. The point is to have

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<v Speaker 1>some chosen morning activities that repeat fairly frequently in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you are having trouble figuring out what you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to do every morning, maybe you are asking the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong question. Instead, make a list of bite sized activities

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<v Speaker 1>that would help advance you toward your goals. There are

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<v Speaker 1>lots of ideas to choose, from a quick strength workout,

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<v Speaker 1>writing five minutes in a journal, reading ten pages in

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<v Speaker 1>a difficult book, meditating for a few minutes, and so forth.

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<v Speaker 1>You might also choose some longer options, like writing for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty minutes or running three miles. Then you can think

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<v Speaker 1>through your week and consider how you might combine these

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<v Speaker 1>to make for satisfying mornings. Perhaps three mornings a week

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<v Speaker 1>you wake up, meditate for ten minutes, and then run

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<v Speaker 1>three miles. Three other mornings per week you write for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty minutes in your novel and do some strength training.

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<v Speaker 1>You leave one morning open to account for the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that something will come up that's okay, aim for seven

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<v Speaker 1>and know that six might happen. The upside of this

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<v Speaker 1>mix and match routine is that you get to choose

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<v Speaker 1>lots of options. You are running and writing, you are

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<v Speaker 1>meditating and doing strength training, but you are not trying

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<v Speaker 1>to create a mammoth morning routine. Incorporating all these things

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<v Speaker 1>that won't leave time for anything else, you get the

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<v Speaker 1>progress that comes from repetition. Doing something three times a

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<v Speaker 1>week makes it a habit. On the other hand, there

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<v Speaker 1>is enough novelty that the days feel a little different,

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<v Speaker 1>which can keep life from feeling stale. Now I know

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<v Speaker 1>that there is a certain force of habit that comes

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<v Speaker 1>from doing something daily. That is why perhaps the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of mixing and matching a morning routine sounds a little unorthodox.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, since almost no one does the exact same

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<v Speaker 1>thing three hundred sixty five days a year without fail,

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<v Speaker 1>we can see that people already shake up their morning routines.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, they do one thing on week days and

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<v Speaker 1>another thing on weekends and holidays. If that is okay,

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<v Speaker 1>then why not very day to day as well. Plus,

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<v Speaker 1>by doing bite sized components, we can fit in more,

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<v Speaker 1>which can be helpful for people with lots of interests.

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<v Speaker 1>Morning routines exist to serve us. The point is to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with something that makes you excited to get

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<v Speaker 1>out of bed, and if that looks a little different

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<v Speaker 1>on different days of the week, so be it. You

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<v Speaker 1>can still make progress towards your goals and enjoy some

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<v Speaker 1>variety two. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening and here's to making the most of our time.

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