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Good morning and welcome

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to your morning cereal.

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All right, good morning

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and welcome to Monday.

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I hope you had a great weekend

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and your March Madness

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bracket isn't fully busted

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like mine probably is.

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But if you did watch

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some hoops this weekend,

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you probably pre-celebrated one of

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today's celebrations.

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Number one, it's

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National Chip and Dip Day.

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One of my favorites

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and also one of my

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favorites, it's also World Math Day.

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No doubt a little less tasty,

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but necessary to calculate

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just how many chips you ate

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over the weekend.

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All right, well, it's time to answer

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Friday's trivia

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question, the Flintstones.

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The Flintstones were the

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animated TV series in the 1960s

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that showed its characters

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smoking in early episodes.

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The series was actually

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sponsored by Winston cigarettes

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during its first season.

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I mean, come on Fred,

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what were you thinking?

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I mean, can you imagine Bugs or Elsa

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and Anna sharing a sick?

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That's crazy.

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All right, well, now it's

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time for the essential vitamins

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in your morning cereal today's quote.

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And it's from birthday

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girl, Carrie Russell,

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turning 50 today, the big

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five-O who once said quote,

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"Sometimes the bravest thing you can do

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is just keep going."

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End quote.

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Here's your morning D code.

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You validate your

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effort by just showing up

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when you are tired,

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when you're not motivated

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and you're feeling hopeless, right?

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Just like Dory said, just keep swimming.

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All right, well, let's

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hear from the experts now.

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It is time to pour in some

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atomic habits by James Clear.

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And today's section is called,

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the real reason habits matter, okay?

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Now, up to this point, Clear has

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explained how habits work

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and how they shape your identity.

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But here he's gonna zoom out a little bit

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and he answers a

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little bit bigger question.

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Why habits matter so

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much in the first place?

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And the reason isn't just

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productivity or efficiency.

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The real reason habits matter is that

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they shape the person

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that you become.

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And Clear explains that

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outcomes like losing weight,

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earning more money or

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finishing a project,

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they're temporary, right?

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But the habits you build

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while pursuing those goals,

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they often stay with you long

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after that goal is achieved.

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Now, Clear writes this quote,

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"Success is the product of daily habits,

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not once in a lifetime transformations."

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End quote.

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Now, that means that the

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small actions we repeat each day

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are far more influential

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than occasional bursts of motivation.

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Think about it this way,

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brushing your teeth once

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won't make a difference, right?

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But brushing them every day for years,

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well, that keeps them healthy.

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And the same principle

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applies to every area of life,

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whether it's fitness or learning,

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relationships, work and creativity.

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And as you know, Clear

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compares these habits

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acting like compound

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interest of self-improvement.

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Just as money

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multiplies through the interest,

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habits multiply the effects

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of your actions over time.

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And he says, quote,

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"Habits are the compound

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interest of self-improvement."

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End quote.

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So at first, the result

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seems small or even invisible,

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but over months and

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years, those tiny improvements,

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again, they begin to stack up.

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A person who reads 10 pages a day

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finishes dozens of books each year.

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A person who walks daily

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builds a healthier lifestyle over time.

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And a person who

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writes a little each day,

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well, eventually they

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produce thousands of words

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and know this, that none of

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these results happen overnight,

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but they become

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powerful through consistency.

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Clear's deeper message is that habits

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are not just about achieving goals,

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they're about creating the type of life

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that you want to live.

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When your habits align with

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your values and your identity,

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your improvements become

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natural rather than forced.

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All right, here it is.

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Your Monday takeaway.

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Small habits may seem

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insignificant today,

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but over time, they

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quietly shape your entire life.

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All right, friends,

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whether you're celebrating

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with chips and dip or

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flexing your math skills today,

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remember, small habits add

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up to big changes over time.

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All right, now the prize from

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the bottom of the cereal box,

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the morning cereal

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trivia question of the day,

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what is the name of the main continent

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in the series "Game of Thrones"?

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All right, hey, thanks for listening to

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morning cereal today.

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We will see you back here tomorrow

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for the answer to the trivia question

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and more sugar for the soul.

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And until then, have a fantastic day.

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Thanks again for

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listening, have a fantastic day,

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and we'll see you tomorrow.