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December 17, 2025 10 mins

In the second part of the Christmas Clean series, we dive into how to successfully navigate the Christmas season and catapult yourself into the New Year as a free man. The Christmas season, while the most wonderful time of the year, can also be the most "triggering".

This episode focuses on routines, rhythms, and rituals. We discuss how the breaking of daily/weekly routines during the holidays, while offering a nice break from the nine-to-five grind, also presents dangers that can lead to temptation and set you back.

 

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Chapters: 

  • (00:00) Introduction: Christmas—The most wonderful, yet most triggering, time of the year.
  • (00:44) Recap of Part 1: Managing Triggers.
  • (01:14) Part 2: Routines, Rhythms, and Rituals.
  • (01:36) The Role of Rituals (Traditions) in Making Christmas Special.
  • (02:33) How the Holidays Break Our Routines and Create Dangers.
  • (03:22) The Nighttime Routine: The Classic Example of Degradation.
  • (04:23) Avoiding the "Red Zone": 10 PM to Midnight is the Highest Temptation Time.
  • (05:10) Strong Recommendation: Shift the Routine, Don't Lose It.
  • (06:05) The Morning Routine: The Second Most Important Routine.
  • (06:50) Strong Recommendation: Maintain Your Spiritual Disciplines.
  • (07:33) The Correlation Between Bedtime and Wake-up Time.
  • (08:14) The "Big Dominoes" for a Clean Christmas (70% bedtime, routine, connect with God).
  • (08:58) Actionable: Make Your Plan NOW.
  • (09:39) Preview of Part 3: The Altruistic Component of Christmas.
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