The Anxiety Experiment

Raise your hand if you've ever heard of the Mel Robbins morning routine. Now, keep it up if you've tried it. Millie has! Listen to this week's episode to find out what Millie has to say after trying the viral morning routine for a month. She'll give you the 5 basic steps, the science behind them, and tell you whether she is now a morning person, or is still mashing that snooze button.

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[00:45] Stop hitting the snooze button!

[01:46] Morning routine overview

[02:02] Science behind not hitting the snooze button

[02:54] Step 2: Make your bed

[03:44] Step 3: Brush your teeth and high five yourself

[06:55] Step 4: Move your body and mind

[07:51] Step 5: Make progress toward a goal

[09:05] Results

Links

Time Magazine "Is Using the Snooze Button Bad For Your Sleep?

https://time.com/6329920/snooze-button-sleep-health/

The Spruce: "5 Reasons to Make Your Bed Everyday"

https://www.thespruce.com/reasons-to-make-your-bed-every-day-350511

“The Power of Habit,” by Charles Duhigg

https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-of-Habit-Charles-Duhigg-audiobook/dp/B007EJSMC8?crid=1W7V6XI6XZAV5&keywords=%E2%80%9CThe+Power+of+Habit,%E2%80%9D+by+Charles+Duhigg&qid=1707437122&sprefix=the+power+of+habit,+by+charles+duhigg,aps,233&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=5c24953b2931e7ae83c5545778fe3299&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Psychology Today: "Make Your Bed, Change Your Life"

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/brain-candy/201208/make-your-bed-change-your-life

Real Simple "The Icky Reason You Shouldn't Make Your Bed As Soon As You Wake Up"

https://www.realsimple.com/dont-make-bed-right-away-7974388

Mayo Clinic: "Meditation. A simple, fast way to reduce stress"

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation/art-20045858

Harvard Business School: Progress Principle

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692

Book: The Progress Principle

https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Principle-Ignite-Engagement-Creativity/dp/142219857X?&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=f1c04dd2ea4ccaa331f555317125df57&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Book: Getting Things Done

https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-David-Allen-audiobook/dp/B01B6WSK5C?crid=YTEA7QZQE71V&keywords=getting+things+done&qid=1707518750&sprefix=getting+things+done,aps,146&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=maxineandmill-20&linkId=2ff145c817a944cfb1667f117227c9f8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

In the first ever episode of The Anxiety Experiment, Millie goes over the 5 W’s of the podcast: Who, What, Where, When, Why, Will, and How. Yes, there’s an H in there and an extra W, but we’re not going for perfection here, people! We’re trying to calm down!

She introduces herself and gives you some background on her anxiety and what you can expect from The Anxiety Experiment. In short, she’s your guinea pig in a science experiment that would probably get you disqualified from the science fair. That “no human subjects” rule is kind of a pain.

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[00:53] Who

[02:07] Why

[06:24] How

[07:07] What

[08:10] Where

[09:09] When

[09:21] Will

The Millie you know and love from the hit podcast, Reinventing This Shitshow, is going solo! No, she's not leaving bestie Maxine in the dust. But she is inviting you into her anxiety wonderland. Years of therapy and googling have led up to this moment. Listen in to find out exactly what she thinks she's doing, and why she thinks you should listen.