Choosing to Change Your Routine
Everyone has a routine they desire to change.
A year ago, I had the following morning routine:
Get out of bed (generally, before 8am). Make coffee. Get online. Scroll through Facebook. Play a game or two on FB. Consider what writing needs to be done, finding time to meditate, and what work will need to go into project ‘X’ for the freelance gig.
The structure was pretty much non-existent. And, as such, my satisfaction level for my day tended to be massively variable.
I began to work on making a better, more focused routine. What I was doing was so by rote that I know it would take active, mindful rewiring to change.
As the uncertain strangeness that was 2020 drew to a close, I created my spreadsheet of to-dos that I leave open on my desktop. This is divided into morning to-dos, afternoon to-dos, and all-day to-dos.
One reason I did this was to build a new routine. But that was the surface. The reality is that I deeply desired to create new and better, more productive habits.
After a lot of work on this — and writing about it — I deduced my best approach was to create new routines.
