The Miracle Morning

The routine sounds great, but I'd have much rather read an article than a whole book. I found myself skimming a lot to get to the actual points. Not a bad read.

A truly inspiring book! The reason why this book works so well is because Hal gives you an easy, workable routine (which he calls “miracle morning” to start your day off on the right foot. Doing a Miracle Morning (Silence, Affirmation, Visualisation,Exercise, Reading and Scribbling) basically strengthens your mind at the start of the day. When you start your day on such a positive note and with your focus on your goals and desires, it's hard NOT to change.

I'm writing this review at 6:30am, after waking up at 6. I normally never wake up before 7:30am. I think that tells you most of what you need to know about this one.

This is an area I've been curious about for a long time. For some of my most productive years, I woke up promptly in the morning and went to the gym for an hour. That morning workout gave me a lot of strength for the rest of the day - more self-control, more optimism, more sense of accomplishment to start the day.

I'd always presumed that was specific to what I was doing (working out). After reading this book, I believe I was off on that presumption. Instead, doing anything productive to start the day can lead to these benefits. This limiting belief - that I'm a night person and that I can't do it – was quickly shut down, and now I'm hoping to give this early riser thing a try.