Starr Struck Radio, Episode 28: Morning Routines Revisited

10/20/2015

It’s time to revisit our most popular podcast topic ever (and the focus of our very first Starr Struck Radio episode ever)--morning routines!

In this week’s episode, we discuss how our morning routines have shifted in the 9 months since we recorded Episode #1, we respond to some listener feedback about maximizing your morning hours, and we share a few new insights into morning routines that we think are worth pondering.

Oh, and as usual, the show starts with our #firstworldproblems and a long-ish discussion of something that has been on Ben's mind lately...

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Resources mentioned in the podcast:

The book that Ben mentions: Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival
Laura Vanderkam's book about morning routines: What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
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Jessie

10/25/2015 03:00:05 pm

I'd like to echo the commenter who said that night people are legit! There are inborn genetic and biological reasons that some people are morning birds vs. night owls (there is lots of research and articles on this, for example: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michael-j-breus/night-owl-sleep_b_4276411.html). Our society is structured to reward morning people, and that's why night owls can seem to be struggling and so many CEOs wake up at 4am. Sure, some people who sleep in are lazy, but for a lot of people, it is just physically harder to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. It takes even more willpower for those people to get up really early, and as we know, that can have effects on the rest of the day. I think Ben needs to be a bit more open-minded and look at the science!

Mary Catherine

10/27/2015 05:12:22 am

Thanks for sharing this article + your thoughts, Jessie! I agree, Ben DEF needs to be more open-minded about this ;) And you're so right--our society is structured to reward morning people, so perhaps night people are set up to "fail" when it comes to this discussion...

Jason

10/27/2015 06:43:28 am

I have to laugh. First, thanks for devoting nearly an entire show to my comment! I was on metro listening to this podcast and howling out loud, to the stares of my fellow travelers. Anyway, I'm amazed Ben doubled down on this. To be sure, I could (and probably should) structure my day a little differently. Even rising a half hour earlier would give me an opportunity for a regular meditation practice. That would be great, but then I also need to train myself to turn in earlier, which is only possible to some extent when you have two essentially full-time jobs. (Ben, I'm a full time environmental litigator and a classical singer with an active performance schedule who specializes in baroque music). A typical day involves getting the kids to school (so my wife can do the morning shift and be home with them in the afternoon), arriving to work about 9:30. Working till 5:30 or 6, dinner with the kids, and then practicing or rehearsing for two-three hours (or writing if I'm on deadline) starting around 8:00. Oh, and did I mention I do political and civic commission work in my community? Rinse, repeat. Day after day. Lazy, I am surely not. Inefficient? That I can be, but I've found that with so many balls in the air all the time, I have a need for some mental space. I definitely waste time during the day. After 44 years of constant go, some balance is required. I'm always looking for ways to be more effective. Anyway, this was fun. Glad to hear, Ben allows himself to "sleep in" on Sundays! xoxo

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