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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to vary your morning routine by having a short form and a long form.

Lots of people pride themselves on their morning routines.

Starting the day with intentionality can set you up for success.

I love reading about what the most successful people do before breakfast, like anyone else.

But here's the thing. You don't have to start your day exactly the same way,

every single day, to reap the benefits. Indeed, starting every day with an

extensive morning routine may not be feasible or even desirable. Having different versions of

your routine can help make the routine more sustainable. That's because, as I have observed

from time logs, even people who talk about their daily morning routines seldom do the routines

every single day. Daily tends to mean Monday through Friday, except if the person is on vacation

or sick or running really late. So maybe daily actually means something like 200 times per year.

This is decidedly fewer than 365 times per year. And that is fine.

But another approach is to have a long form of your morning routine and a shorter form.

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