Good morning and welcome
to your morning cereal.
Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday.
You did it, we all did it.
Man, maybe it was a long
week, but either way you made it.
And fittingly, today is
International Whiskey Day,
as long as you're of a
certain age, 21 specifically.
But it is a day to
appreciate the craftsmanship,
the history, and let's be honest,
that Friday night
pour its coping mechanism
while it pairs really
nicely with those spreadsheets
and deadlines and those
parenting of teenagers
that we all handle.
Well, now it is time to answer
yesterday's trivia question,
Mercury, the smallest planet
in our solar system is Mercury.
It was Pluto when I
went to school, but sadly,
now it is just
classified as a dwarf planet.
Sorry Pluto.
Well, now it is time
for the essential vitamins
in your morning cereal, today's quote.
And it is from birthday girl
turning 38 today, Jessie J,
who said in a song, quote,
"Don't lose who you are in the blur of
the stars," end quote.
Now your morning decode,
embrace your personal journey.
It's a reminder that success, shining,
shouldn't cost you your identity,
and it's okay to have
struggles along the way.
All right, well, let's go
ahead and hear from the experts.
Now it is time to pour in some atomic
habits by James Clear.
And today we are
diving into the four laws
of behavior change, which
is essentially James Clear
handing us the cheat codes
to becoming the kind of person
who actually follows through on things.
You know, like flossing
daily or not checking email
at 10 47 PM, some of those
New Year's Eve resolutions
that we just never get to.
All right, here, Clear
explains that habits are built
through a simple but a powerful loop.
Remember the cue, the craving, the
response, and the reward.
And to change behavior effectively,
you don't rely on willpower, okay?
You redesigned the entire system.
His four laws are to make it
obvious, make it attractive,
make it easy, and make it satisfying.
So first, make it obvious.
Clear says this, quote,
"You do not rise to the level
"of your goals, you fall to
the level of your systems,"
so the translation
here is your environment
is either helping you or
it's quietly sabotaging you.
You wanna read more, put the book
where your phone usually sits.
All right, here we go.
Second, make it attractive.
We're more likely to do things
that feel rewarding in the moment.
So Clear suggests habit
stacking or pairing something
you want to do with
something that you need to do,
like only listening to
your favorite podcast
while working out.
Suddenly, leg day has a
little bit of a soundtrack to it,
right, all right.
Third, make it easy.
This one hits home for all of us, right?
We like easy things.
He says this, quote, "The
most effective form of learning
"is practice, not planning," end quote.
So in other words, stop
overthinking and lower the barrier.
You wanna start running,
just put your shoes on.
That counts, right?
Well, finally, make it satisfying.
Humans repeat what feels good.
Even small wins matter.
Clear emphasizes immediate rewards
because long-term
goals don't always motivate
in the moment.
And what's powerful here is that success.
It's not about massive change.
It's about small
adjustments, repeated daily, right?
These laws work quietly but relentlessly,
shaping who you become.
All right, your Friday takeaway is this.
If you want better results,
don't focus on bigger goals.
Build better systems.
All right, friends,
whether you're chasing big goals
or just trying to remember
where you left your coffee cup,
go attack today with some energy.
But first, the prize from
the bottom of the cereal box,
the morning cereal
trivia question of the day,
what chef's kitchen is on
display at the Smithsonian?
All right, hey, thanks for
listening to morning cereal.
We will see you back here on Monday
for the answer to the trivia question
and more sugar for your soul.
Have a great weekend.
Enjoy the sweet 16 and the elite eight.
And until then, have a fantastic day.
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Have a fantastic day and
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