Routines can be the gateway to ruts.
Routines close the doors to creativity, to opportunity, to new ways of thinking.
Yet, time and time again, routines tend to work. Tend to set you up to prosper in other areas, tend to remove grogginess, tend to promote efficiency.
Here are some ways I’ve seen routines work and some ways they don’t.
Works
- Setting yourself up for sleep ex: reading, peeing, brushing teeth, lights out
- Waking up energized ex: going to sleep and waking up at the same time every night
- Meditation/yoga ex: establishing a trigger to simplicity and relaxedness
- Self check-ins ex: asking yourself what good you’ve done today every evening
Doesn’t Work
- Your way of thinking about work ex: we’ve always done the pitch deck this way
- Relationships with significant other, co workers, family, clients ex: there’s no surprise or delight
- The way you exercise ex: you’re bound to miss out on physical balance if you stick to routine
- Weekly meetings ex: routine meetings that go the same way each week
The takeaway here is establishing a quality routine at the start of the day and the end of it is critical. What happens in-between is meant to stretch your mind, your skills, and be where you can make your creative impact.
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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