Should you Have a Morning Routine?

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Today's episode though, is going to be on a topic that I heard just

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recently discussed by a few people.

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And it's all about morning routines.

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So obviously morning routines are a pretty big thing.

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And I, myself personally have a morning routine, but.

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There's also a lot of people who don't really like morning routines and they

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would prefer to just get to work.

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So what I'm gonna discuss today is essentially if you should be doing a

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morning routine or not, and what are the benefits or kind of the downsides

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to 'em whatever it can go both ways.

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So that's what we're gonna discuss today.

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And just to kind of start off, I do have a morning routine where every

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morning when I wake up, I, you.

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Get outta bed.

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I make sure that I'm out of bed within five to 10 minutes of my alarm,

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because if I don't get out before or in that, you know, time range, then.

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It turns out I'm probably gonna end up sleeping in a lot

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later than I would like to.

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So I really try to stay very strict to that and get up within

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five to 10 minutes of the alarm.

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Usually I'm up within the first minute of my alarm going off.

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And then from there I go ahead and typically I will freshen up a little

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bit with some water on the face.

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Maybe brush my teeth, right.

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And I go straight into a meditation.

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And the reason I do my meditating at this time is just because my mind is

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still so fresh and calm from waking up that a lot of the times, I don't have

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all of the kind of stresses and worries that kind of accumulate throughout

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the day, that can kind of weigh on the mind and essentially just make it much

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harder to get into a meditative state.

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Or you're able to drop in and kind of allow those thoughts to just subside

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and, and no longer really be, you know, in the forefront of your mind.

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So that's why I really enjoy doing a morning meditation in which I

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just kind of bring my awareness to the present and I try to, focus

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on my breathing maybe even do some manifestation at this moment in time.

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And then after that, I usually get a little bit of a workout in, it might

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even just be as simple as going out for a morning walk, which I usually do

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most days, because I like to get that sunlight on my skin and in my eyes.

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It's really good for setting your circadian rhythm and just

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kind of starting your day off.

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Right.

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And then from there, I usually go on to my coffee, really trying to

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avoid coffee within the first hour of waking up because your body is already

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naturally producing cortisol and having coffee too early in the morning can

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actually spike that cortisol and really tax your adrenal glands over time.

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So that's essentially my morning routine.

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And then after that getting to work and just getting going and I found.

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That usually works for me really well.

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If I take more time than that, I feel that I start to waste my

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day and I'm not as productive.

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It's kind of weird how the mind can work that way, but also if I don't take

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at least a little time in the morning to just wake up I also find that I'm a

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little bit more scattered in my thoughts and you know, it's harder for me.

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Really know what I need to do.

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Almost like having just a perfect list of, items to do.

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It's I'm kind of jumping around and I'm not as put together.

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So essentially I'm just not as efficient and effective.

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And also it's really nice to just wake up and have a moment to, breathe

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and, and just take in a new day.

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So anyways, Realistically in terms of having a morning routine, it's going to

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really just depend on how you function.

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So there's some people who, you know, they can wake up in the morning and

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they they're ready to rock and roll.

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They can just get going.

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You know, they don't need to take some time to really get together, get their

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thoughts together start waking up you know, there's some people that are

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just able to really get up and just start their day and be productive.

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And.

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Personally, if that works for you, then absolutely go for it

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because there's no point in wasting productivity and productive time.

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If you can be absolutely productive upon waking up, then I say, absolutely

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take that time and really seize it.

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If you work a nine to five, then, maybe.

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You have some other like side hustles or something you're doing in the morning

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and that's a good time for you to do it.

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Obviously you can just kind of cater this to how you want it.

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However, I have definitely found that for most people, about 30 minutes

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in the morning is definitely going to be somewhat necessary to wake up.

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I, for a while there, when I was working a nine to five.

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I would just roll out of bed.

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with probably 20 minutes to get ready and throw some clothes on shower, brush

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my teeth, and then just be out the door.

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And I really noticed that on those days I felt like I was just rushing everything

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I wasn't actually being present in.

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My time in the morning, I wasn't fully awake when I was going, I

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would forget stuff all the time.

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If I had to take certain things to work or whatever it may be.

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And so I was just really not able to take the time to get everything

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together and you know, really be.

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Effective and productive in my day.

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So typically a 30 minute to an hour, if you really need that amount

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of time to wake up and get ready then take up to an hour as well.

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I don't usually like to go much over an hour in my morning routine.

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I feel that that is at the point where I start to waste time.

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I would say.

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So I really do try to limit my morning routines to about an hour.

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And I feel that I usually can get most of my stuff in, in that time,

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as well as just fully wake up.

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And that is the other thing.

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If you are like how I was, where, you wake up to your alarm clock and

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immediately you're rushing to get ready.

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You should definitely change that.

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Don't, don't make that a habit.

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Definitely try to add a little bit of time to your morning to allow your body to,

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to simply wake up and get ready for the.

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Because for one, you're waking up in a stressed state, which is not good.

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You shouldn't start your days in a really stressed state.

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You should wake up and be able to, Collect your thoughts, get

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your things together for the day.

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Maybe just enjoy the peace and quiet of the morning, which is one of the reasons

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why I think a lot of people do a morning routine is just because it is so quiet and

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the world is still just kind of waking up.

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So you don't have all the distractions of the day.

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That makes it a really nice time, not only for the morning routine,

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but also for a morning meditation.

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So definitely it's a really sacred time and it's a very beautiful time to.

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You know, get your day going.

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But I would say at a minimum that if you do not have a morning routine

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creating at least 15 to 20 minutes of getting up earlier than you normally

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would, so that you have time to for one.

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sit down and take a few breaths.

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Like right.

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When you wake up, you can do it in bed or you can get up and, and move a little bit.

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So you're not as tired, but get up and take five to 10 deep breaths

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and just really feel present.

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Don't think about stuff of yesterday or things that you need to do to later today.

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Just go ahead and take a moment to really breathe, become

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present, and feel your body.

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And this is a great time to also have a little bit of gratitude for

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just having another day to go out and seize the day and, and seize, whatever

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it is that you need to do today.

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Each day truly is a gift.

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And so I like to take at least a little time to, you know,

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show my appreciation for it.

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Those are definitely a few things I would recommend, but like I said, if you don't

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have you know, if you feel that you don't need that time, then go ahead and skip

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it and just get straight into your day.

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But definitely set aside at least 15 to 20 minutes to wake up at least.

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Right.

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And once again, in this 15 to 20 minutes, It's not just to get up and kind of wander

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around your house or something, you know, you can be very intentional with it.

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So, you know, like I said, with the breathing with a little bit of gratitude

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practice and, um, really making sure that this is a time where you are not

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on your phone, not on a laptop, not on a TV, no screens, no technology at all.

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Just wake up, allow your body to naturally wake up.

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Go outside.

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Get a little bit of sunshine if you're PO uh, if you're able to do that maybe

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even get grounded to the ground, get your feet connected to the earth and just

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take this as a time to really wake up in the morning, you know, hydrate, go drink

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some water, very simple tasks that you can do each morning, but they're gonna

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really help you wake up and ease into your day as opposed to waking up and just

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rushing through your day in the morning.

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And then it's kind of setting a tone for the rest of your day.

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You know, if you wake up so stressed, I feel like the

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rest of your day is going to.

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You know, just kind of at, at a little bit of a higher stress level, which we

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definitely don't need in today's society.

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So, uh, go ahead and give that a try if you aren't already.

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But like I said, I don't think you need to make your morning routine, this huge,

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massive two hour long thing each morning.

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Uh, you can simply just take 15 to 20 minutes and, uh, you know, that's

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really not that much more time in the morning, but it's definitely

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going to provide a lot of value to.

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Come into your day in a relaxed state and be calm and at ease and

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more collected and more efficient, honestly, throughout your day.

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Cuz that's what meditation for is for me.

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It not only helps put my mind right.

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But it also makes me a lot more effective and efficient in my day.

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So anyways, go ahead and give that a try if you aren't already doing some form of

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a morning routine, but I just thought this was a pretty interesting topic and there

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was kind of some back and forth on it.

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Uh, with some people who were.

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No need to have a morning routine.

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And then also the other side being like you have to have your morning routine,

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I think is very dependent on yourself, but definitely taking a little time in

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the morning to just wake up and respect the day and get your day started.

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Right.

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Is super, super important.

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So anyways, go ahead and give that a try.

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