My Morning Routine, Benjamin Spall
My Morning Routine, Benjamin Spall
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My Morning Routine
How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired

Author: Benjamin Spall, Michael Xander

Narrator: Will Damron, Kaleo Griffith, Dominic Hoffman, Hillary Huber, Sumalee Montano, Arthur Morey, Fred Sanders, Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/15/2018


Synopsis

"The first few choices you make each morning determine whether you'll be productive and mindful all day, or whether the world will clobber you over the head."

Marie Kondo performs a quick tidying ritual to quiet her mind before leaving the house. The president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ed Catmull, mixes three shots of espresso with three scoops of cocoa powder and two sweeteners. Fitness expert Jillian Michaels doesn't set an alarm, because her five-year-old jolts her from sleep by jumping into bed for a cuddle every morning.

Part instruction manual, part someone else's diary, the authors of My Morning Routine interviewed
sixty-four of today's most successful people--including three-time Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni, Twitter cofounder Biz Stone, and General Stanley McChrystal--and offer advice on creating a routine of your own.

Some routines are all about early morning exercise and spartan living; others are more leisurely and self-indulgent. What they have in common is they don't feel like a chore. Once you land on the right routine, you'll look forward to waking up.

This comprehensive guide will show you how to get into a routine that works for you so that you can develop the habits that move you forward. Just as a Jenga stack is only as sturdy as its foundational blocks, the choices we make throughout our day depend on the intentions we set in the morning. Like it or not, our morning habits form the stack that our whole day is built on.

Whether you want to boost your productivity, implement a workout or meditation routine, or just learn to roll with the punches in the morning, this book has you covered.

Read by Will Damron, Kaleo Griffith, Dominic Hoffman, Hillary Huber, Sumalee Montano, Arthur Morey, Fred Sanders, and Karissa Vacker

About The Author

Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander are the founders of mymorningroutine.com. Spall is the co-author of My Morning Routine (Portfolio/Penguin), in which today’s most talented creatives and businesspeople share their secrets to unlocking greater energy, focus, and calm—starting first thing in the morning. He has written for outlets including the New York Times, New York Observer, Quartz, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, CNBC, and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liong on June 20, 2022

I read this book because I want to know more about successful people’s morning routines. You will discover that people have a common morning routine every day. One of my morning routines is making my bed. The simple set things I can do to help wake up my mind and get ready and prepared for the day ah......more

Goodreads review by Enzo on March 05, 2023

I thought this book was going to be great, but it's just not for me. It's extremely repetitive and way too American for my taste, the culture gap is just too big. By "successful" people they mostly mean productive, I can't imagine these people being happy. Also the constant capitalism and product pl......more

Goodreads review by Suz on August 27, 2024

This was an interesting look at the way a group of people were interviewed on their morning routines. Additionally, sleep hygiene, the way tech is addressed in the morning, the way partners, exercise, breakfast and other aspects of going about life impacts their life. Not accessing phones, social me......more

Goodreads review by D 🎀 on November 06, 2020

Take-Aways 1- Whether you’re an early riser or a late sleeper doesn’t matter. The choices we make during the first hour or so of our morning determine whether we have productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day or whether it will clobber us over the head. 2- To carve out time after you wake......more

Goodreads review by Kelli on February 14, 2021

I highly recommend this on audio. I was able to listen to at a fast speed as I got ready each morning. I’m a total snoop and always love the morning and night routines on YouTube, so this was up my ally! There is one narrator that is consistent who interviews and asks each person a series of set quest......more


Quotes

“After a productive morning where I accomplish my big things, the rest of the day can be played by ear. It’s all extra from there.”
–Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is the Way

“A big part of my morning routine is about what I don’t do: when I wake up, I don’t look at my phone.”
Arianna Huffington

“The quiet time between 6:00-7:30 AM is when some of my best work gets done. It’s my time to read, think, and prepare for the day ahead.”
–Bill McNabb, chairman of The Vanguard Group

“If I don’t get a chance to play with my son in the morning I feel like I missed something that I’ll never get back.”
–Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter

“I travel a lot for work, so my days are always different. Having a morning routine really means fitting things in around everything else.”
–Cameron Russell, fashion model and cultural activist 

“Find certain things you know you should do, don’t like to do, or make excuses to avoid, and then do them every day.”
–General Stanley McChrystal, author of Team of Teams; retired U.S. Army General