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Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

3318: OMG. Can We Stop With The Morning Routines Already? by Michael Mehlberg on Flexible Daily Structure

Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.5677 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3318: Michael Mehlberg challenges the obsession with rigid, “science-backed” morning routines and argues that most of them miss the point entirely. Instead of following someone else’s formula, he encourages experimenting to find a flexible, energizing start to your day that eliminates guilt and builds real momentum. Discover how to create a morning rhythm that actually fits your life, and helps you avoid burnout, distraction, and comparison. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2019/11/19/omg-can-we-stop-with-the-morning-routines-already Quotes to ponder: "Your morning routine isn’t some to-do list. It’s a warmup for your day." "Your first activity every morning should be something that excites you right out of bed." "Only the routine that works best for you will." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Health Daily.

0:33.2

OMG. Can we stop the morning routines already?

0:36.4

By Michael Melberg of Michael Melberg.com.

0:39.5

And I'm Dr. Neal.

0:40.8

Welcome to another Sunday bonus episode.

0:43.5

This is where I like to share an episode from another podcast in our network,

0:47.5

usually overlapping a bit with what we talk about here.

0:50.5

And today's comes from my brother's podcast, Optimal Living Daily. You can find that podcast

0:56.0

wherever you're hearing this. So with that, here's my brother Justin as we optimize your life.

1:05.8

OMG, can we stop with the morning routines already by Michael Melberg of Michael Melberg.com.

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