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I picked this book up because I have always struggled with mornings. Especially for the past few years when I haven’t had a traditional job to wake up for, it has been an extra struggle to get up and get motivated. So did this book help with that? Well, yes, sort of. The implementation of the author’s “S.A.V.E.R.S” has been a real game-changer for me. But did I need to read a whole book just for that? No. And truthfully, beyond the morning ritual he recommends, I found a lot of the book to be a bit problematic.
I’ll start with the S.A.V.E.R.S though and tell you what I have liked about implementing them into my morning. First, I was encouraged by his advice about quitting the snooze button. I’m a snooze-button queen and I knew that was part of the reason I wasn’t getting up and starting my day in a good way. I took his advice and put my phone (that I use for my alarm) across the room so I have to get out of the bed to turn it off. Just this small change has resulted in getting up and staying awake without snoozing every morning. A miracle indeed! As for the actual S.A.V.E.R.S I modified them slightly to fit in better with my own life. For Silence I spend time in prayer. For Affirmations I have been keeping a notebook where I write down biblical truths about who God says I am. I couldn’t really get into the concept of the Visualizations, so instead I just dedicate that time to reading my bible. Exercise is whatever I’m feeling that day. For Reading, since I’m already dedicating time to studying the bible, I pick whatever book I’m feeling, even though he recommends non-fiction self-help type books. And for Scribing I’ve been keeping a journal where I jot down thoughts, gratitudes, or anything else that feels important to record.
Do I think there’s anything particularly miraculous about these steps? Not really. I think it’s about waking up with intentionality and a purpose, which is what the S.A.V.E.R.S give you. But I’m so happy to have that framework now to help guide my mornings and set myself for a more productive day.
Now onto what I didn’t so much like about this book. First, a lot of it felt like filler. Like I have this great idea for implementing a great morning routine, but talking about that won’t fill a whole book so let’s throw all this other stuff in here instead. It just felt so unnecessary. Not only that, but a lot of the advice was wonky. Like telling you not to eat first thing in the morning, and if you just absolutely can’t stop yourself from eating then have a small meal. Nah. Ladies (and gents) you go on ahead and eat when you first wake up if your body is asking for food. I don’t know how we’re in 2024 and this is still advice people are giving out. Please stop.
The author also uses a lot of language referencing elevating your consciousness and becoming an optimal human. And thereby elevating the collective consciousness of the whole world. It was a lot of weird woo-woo new-age-sounding nonsense.
At one point the author actually implies that you need to “upgrade” your social circle to people who are also dedicated to becoming optimal humans. Other regular-joe people are just going to bring you down, after all. It was oddly reminiscent of listening to MLM huns talk about getting people out of your life who don’t support your pyramid scheme. But maybe not so odd because the author very proudly talks about his time as a sales rep with Cutco, which is at the very least MLM-adjacent.
I could go on, but I think I’d need to write my own book to touch on all the points I found weird or problematic in The Miracle Morning. I think 95% of the book is nonsense, if I’m being honest. The problem is, that other 5% was really really great. But you don’t have to read it to get the benefits of that 5%. Put your alarm across the room. Don’t snooze. Implement an intentional set of activities for your morning, and stick to it. And if you don’t feel your consciousness being elevated, don’t worry, that’s not a real thing.
I’ll start with the S.A.V.E.R.S though and tell you what I have liked about implementing them into my morning. First, I was encouraged by his advice about quitting the snooze button. I’m a snooze-button queen and I knew that was part of the reason I wasn’t getting up and starting my day in a good way. I took his advice and put my phone (that I use for my alarm) across the room so I have to get out of the bed to turn it off. Just this small change has resulted in getting up and staying awake without snoozing every morning. A miracle indeed! As for the actual S.A.V.E.R.S I modified them slightly to fit in better with my own life. For Silence I spend time in prayer. For Affirmations I have been keeping a notebook where I write down biblical truths about who God says I am. I couldn’t really get into the concept of the Visualizations, so instead I just dedicate that time to reading my bible. Exercise is whatever I’m feeling that day. For Reading, since I’m already dedicating time to studying the bible, I pick whatever book I’m feeling, even though he recommends non-fiction self-help type books. And for Scribing I’ve been keeping a journal where I jot down thoughts, gratitudes, or anything else that feels important to record.
Do I think there’s anything particularly miraculous about these steps? Not really. I think it’s about waking up with intentionality and a purpose, which is what the S.A.V.E.R.S give you. But I’m so happy to have that framework now to help guide my mornings and set myself for a more productive day.
Now onto what I didn’t so much like about this book. First, a lot of it felt like filler. Like I have this great idea for implementing a great morning routine, but talking about that won’t fill a whole book so let’s throw all this other stuff in here instead. It just felt so unnecessary. Not only that, but a lot of the advice was wonky. Like telling you not to eat first thing in the morning, and if you just absolutely can’t stop yourself from eating then have a small meal. Nah. Ladies (and gents) you go on ahead and eat when you first wake up if your body is asking for food. I don’t know how we’re in 2024 and this is still advice people are giving out. Please stop.
The author also uses a lot of language referencing elevating your consciousness and becoming an optimal human. And thereby elevating the collective consciousness of the whole world. It was a lot of weird woo-woo new-age-sounding nonsense.
At one point the author actually implies that you need to “upgrade” your social circle to people who are also dedicated to becoming optimal humans. Other regular-joe people are just going to bring you down, after all. It was oddly reminiscent of listening to MLM huns talk about getting people out of your life who don’t support your pyramid scheme. But maybe not so odd because the author very proudly talks about his time as a sales rep with Cutco, which is at the very least MLM-adjacent.
I could go on, but I think I’d need to write my own book to touch on all the points I found weird or problematic in The Miracle Morning. I think 95% of the book is nonsense, if I’m being honest. The problem is, that other 5% was really really great. But you don’t have to read it to get the benefits of that 5%. Put your alarm across the room. Don’t snooze. Implement an intentional set of activities for your morning, and stick to it. And if you don’t feel your consciousness being elevated, don’t worry, that’s not a real thing.