6 Great Ways To Stick To Your Daily Routine

This is the concept that everyone has a routine. If you don’t have a routine, you’re the exception.

If you haven’t seen the movie Groundhog Day (which is required to understand this paragraph), then watch that. The local at the bar is pretty much the same guy over and over again. The local in this version of the story is the same as the local in the movie. If you’d like, you can read the original story in the book The Day We Stopped Going to Church by William Whyte.

It would be great if you could build yourself an escape pod from a time machine. That way, you could go to any day, any place, any time and have a great adventure.

Ralph: It’s a very bad feeling. It’s like the world has just taken a big bite out of me.

Ralph was doing the same things that didn’t have any effect.

I’d consider “routine” to be a subset of “routine behavior” so let’s keep that in mind for the time being.

Having a Daily Routine

As a kid, I hated routine, and I was always looking for ways to disrupt it, including by refusing to go to school. I was always a little kid and so I was always getting into trouble. I was always a little guy (and still am), so I could always find creative ways to get out of things. To this day I still don’t really understand the reason why rules exist or why they are being imposed on me. Admittedly, in retrospect, they were in part being imposed because of some tyrannical desire of the enforcer.

I was the quintessential rebel, the free-spirit, the one who didn’t want any rules, the one who always did what she wanted, the one who said No! to everything. It was me who thought it was fun to not have routines. But, after all that, I didn’t just give up on my rebel spirit for no reason. It was because I found that I had become really good at routines.

I’m really lucky to have the life that I have. I don’t really see myself having a lot of time left, but I can’t imagine a future without the life that I live right now. And I think a lot of people in a similar situation wouldn’t want their life to change.

People will tell you that you should try and make your work life easier, and also try to find balance in your life. This is not entirely true and can be quite harmful.

The Disadvantage of Routines

It’s always a good idea to get out of the routine and do something new or do something that makes you feel good about yourself.

It is easy to get caught up in a technology and forget it is temporary. This is a problem with a lot of people.

The Advantages of Routines

It is impossible to predict the outcome of any creative project you undertake. Some projects will be successful, others will be a total flop.

Creativity is a part of life, it is important to be creative in work and life. It is a part of who we are and how we live. Creativity is not only making original ideas, it is being able to make them work.

Creativity is a way of life, as opposed to a career. It’s a different mindset and way of working. It’s the idea that work should be inspired but not all your waking hours.

When you write a story, you have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Your beginning is the world. You see a world. You see people. You know what their names are.
Then you have a plot – your characters. You invent their names, their personalities, their likes and dislikes, how they interact. You give them attributes.
Then you need a problem. You make characters, and you want to introduce them to each other, or to your story.

But when it was time to start working, it was kind of a struggle to get stuff done; stuff started getting put in the wrong place, or was not completed.

A truly excellent programmer would have to be able to see past the technical aspects to understand where the design stands and where it needs a bit of work.

6 Great Ways to Stick to Your Daily Routine

Being creative and innovative is not sufficient, in order to get things done, you need to be regular. You need to stick to your routine.

1. Set your morning and evening schedule.
2. Be consistent during the week.
3. Know your goal/objectives.
4. Set some of your goals, and some as stretch goals.
5. Don’t try to do too much.
6. Set a reward for yourself.

1. Define Your Routine

It’s a good idea to think about how you can get your best work done. It helps you to get stuff done and, it can even be enjoyable.

I’m sure you have a good routine in place, don’t you? It’s important to keep your team members motivated and excited, and to make sure that they leave your team meetings with a clear understanding of what they’re going to be working on.

2. Have A Cheat Day

The idea behind this post is: you should not stick to a routine.

I have found that this is actually my most productive day of the week, after the main work day, in the beginning. I really need to get in a “workout” mindset daily in order to reach my goal.

So to keep this all in perspective, we can say that our life is a journey, and the way we travel that journey is to be ready to change our plans at any moment. This means that if we never change or adapt to circumstances, we will never get anywhere.

3. Have A Pre-Routine

Before you actually start your routine, do something that doesn’t challenge you much. For me, the beginning of the day is when I read up on the latest articles or any news bits in tech that I might have missed. I’ve seen people who like to go on a hike or run as their routine.

But it’s never too late to start. Sometimes you can do it for free if you have little things around that you can use.

4. Don’t Play the Blame-Game

Procrastination is our worst enemy. I have spent a lifetime procrastinating, when I should have been working, and blaming others for my lack of results.

I think having a routine gives you control over your time management, and the clarity that arises from being able to keep a task separate from everything else you are doing is invaluable.

I always have to assess my performance from a ‘now’ perspective. I use it as an anchor. This way I can always measure my progress against myself.

Be nice to others.
Be nice to yourself.
Be nice to your community.

5. Calendars & To-do Lists

Use a to-do list for one-off activities and schedule your recurring tasks on Google Calendars. The best part about Calendars are the pop-ups and notifications that make sure you don’t forget to do something.

When you’re asked the same question a number of times, there’s a greater chance that you’ll actually answer.

6. Eliminate Hindrances

When you find yourself struggling with a project in a certain stage, a routine can help you focus by giving you a certain amount of time to get things done. When you look back on where you are in the project, you’ll see that your schedule does make sense.

Even if you focus on the difficult parts, it helps you to stick to an overall routine.

Summary

I feel like routine is really important, just know that you have to work hard to make sure it’s consistent. I think if you feel like you’re not having fun, then it could be routine, but you have to love what you are doing for it to keep you consistent.

Which is why taking time out to do things you enjoy every day will be easier than trying to do everything you think you need to do.

* Try to get on a schedule with your regular exercise.
* Create a morning and night time routine
* Put some music on and get into a routine.
* Write out your intentions.
* Be aware of your environment and how you’re feeling.
* Keep an organized to-do list.