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The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) Quiz
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)Hal ElrodThe author survived a car crash, after which his heart stopped for six minutes, and a few years later he survived a financial collapse. What helped him climb out, he says, was not a grand plan but the first hour of the day. We look at what his morning system is made of, what in it is genuinely useful, and why losing…
Question 1 of 5
You decide at night to get up at six, but in the morning find reasons to sleep in. What does the book suggest?
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Right answer: Decide it all at night and get up through a chain of small steps
When the alarm rings, the wish to sleep beats any plan. So you decide at night and split getting up into easy steps: walk to the alarm, drink water.
Question 2 of 5
Which morning affirmation would the author consider a good one?
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Right answer: "Today I will ask a question at the meeting"
Elrod suggests writing affirmations about your commitments and actions. Then the line reminds you of a concrete step, and at night you can check if you took it.
Question 3 of 5
You decide to get up an hour earlier for morning practices. What does the book advise about sleep?
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Right answer: Go to bed an hour earlier so you don't sleep less
Getting up early only makes sense if your bedtime moves too. Otherwise the minutes won in the morning drain the strength of the whole day.
Question 4 of 5
What should you do if there's no time for the full morning routine?
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Right answer: Do each practice for one minute
Even with no time, you don't skip the routine: one minute for each practice. Sit in silence, read an affirmation, picture your day.
Question 5 of 5
On day five of the practices you want to quit: you seem not to be a morning person. What does the book suggest?
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Right answer: These may still be the first and hardest days
The thirty day challenge warns in advance: the start is hardest, the novelty is gone and there is no habit yet. Then difficulty reads as a stage, not a failure.
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