The Mel Robbins Morning Routine
Raise your hand if you've ever heard of the Mel Robbins morning routine. Now, keep it up if you've tried it. Millie has! Listen to this week's episode to find out what Millie has to say after trying the viral morning routine for a month. She'll give you the 5 basic steps, the science behind them, and tell you whether she is now a morning person, or is still mashing that snooze button.
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[00:45] Stop hitting the snooze button!
[01:46] Morning routine overview
[02:02] Science behind not hitting the snooze button
[02:54] Step 2: Make your bed
[03:44] Step 3: Brush your teeth and high five yourself
[06:55] Step 4: Move your body and mind
[07:51] Step 5: Make progress toward a goal
[09:05] Results
Links
Time Magazine "Is Using the Snooze Button Bad For Your Sleep?
https://time.com/6329920/snooze-button-sleep-health/
The Spruce: "5 Reasons to Make Your Bed Everyday"
https://www.thespruce.com/reasons-to-make-your-bed-every-day-350511
“The Power of Habit,” by Charles Duhigg
https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-of-Habit-Charles-Duhigg-audiobook/dp/B007EJSMC8?crid=1W7V6XI6XZAV5&keywords=%E2%80%9CThe+Power+of+Habit,%E2%80%9D+by+Charles+Duhigg&qid=1707437122&sprefix=the+power+of+habit,+by+charles+duhigg,aps,233&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=5c24953b2931e7ae83c5545778fe3299&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Psychology Today: "Make Your Bed, Change Your Life"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/brain-candy/201208/make-your-bed-change-your-life
Real Simple "The Icky Reason You Shouldn't Make Your Bed As Soon As You Wake Up"
https://www.realsimple.com/dont-make-bed-right-away-7974388
Mayo Clinic: "Meditation. A simple, fast way to reduce stress"
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation/art-20045858
Harvard Business School: Progress Principle
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692
Book: The Progress Principle
https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Principle-Ignite-Engagement-Creativity/dp/142219857X?&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=f1c04dd2ea4ccaa331f555317125df57&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Book: Getting Things Done
https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-David-Allen-audiobook/dp/B01B6WSK5C?crid=YTEA7QZQE71V&keywords=getting+things+done&qid=1707518750&sprefix=getting+things+done,aps,146&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=2ff145c817a944cfb1667f117227c9f8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
