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Today's tip is to mix and match a morning routine.

By pulling together a few bite-sized components in different combinations,

you can make progress while keeping your mornings interesting too.

I love the idea of morning routines. I also love reading about other people's morning routines.

But as I have talked with people about their morning rituals,

I've realized that very few people do the exact same thing every morning,

seven days a week. People might call something a daily routine, but it tends to happen Monday through

Thursday. Well, most days, unless they're traveling or something else unusual is going on.

I think this is an important point because sometimes people assume that if they can't run four

miles and meditate for 20 minutes, absolutely every morning, then there's no point.

But that's not true. You can have a morning routine, even if the routine looks different day to day.

You can have a morning routine that is short some days and longer on others.

The point is to have some chosen morning activities that repeat fairly frequently in your life.

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