Are We Hostaged By ROUTINES?

Are We Hostaged By ROUTINES?

Are We Hostaged By ROUTINES? Before we get tied up with this rather interesting topic, let us agree that by and large, an effective routine can help reduce stress which can lead to better mental health, more time to relax and obviously less anxiety.  BUT other than those, should we get stuck with ROUTINES📗📙📘

Now, let's paint common routine scenarios like someone who's so disciplined he did stick to his routines for several years which starts with his alarm clock waking him up 5:15am, then he grabs a quick bite of bread then chugs a bottle of water, then warms up and stretches for five minutes then hops on his bike for a 30-minute ride.  Then the bike's pedal gets broken.  He had to order parts and had to wait💎💎💎

Then, his morning routine falls apart, right?  His bike DIDN'T work so he CAN'T exercise.  He CAN'T exercise so he stopped getting up early.  He WASN'T going to exercise so why grab something to eat.  Then, he even stopped drinking a bottle of water, whew.  See that ripple effect when one segment of one's ROUTINE breaks down❓❓❓

Ironically, the 'IMPROVEMENT' ripple effect which focuses on improving one thing, no matter how small, naturally leads to improvements in other areas BUT the end result is the exact OPPOSITE.  Sadly, one's entire ROUTINE has fell apart.  BUT please DON'T get me wrong.  ROUTINES are often critical to SUCCESS.  Breaking a goal down into daily activities and then consistently performing those activities day-in day-out❎❎❎

Until something disrupts a ROUTINE, especially since the more rigidly follow a ROUTINE, the more likely a single broken link will disrupt the entire chain.  So WHAT's our fix?  Let us turn a ROUTINE into a PRACTICE.  So WHAT's the difference?  It is in the FLEXIBILITY, dude. One is about daily rhythm.  The other is a lifelong pursuit.  One can be ruined by something as simple as hitting the snooze button one too many times or getting called into work unexpectedly.  In a nutshell, the ROUTINE is something you MADE up whereas the PRACTICE is something you do.  Let's unshackle ourselves from the ROUTINES, dude✅✅✅