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