You've pushed the snooze button three times this week and now you only have 20 minutes to take a shower, eat, put the dog out, and get ready for two Zoom meetings. You haven't even started your day yet and you already feel confused and overpowered. You burn out long before the week is through and are confident that you won't complete all the items on this week's task list.
How do you escape this awful situation? Routines in a nutshell.
Routines in the morning and the evening set you up for success. They enable you to accomplish more, think clearly, and complete work that is truly important. They ensure that you complete the most crucial tasks and prevent you from fumbling through your day.
All it takes is a little bit of self-control and some successful routines. Here are 12 morning and evening routines you may use to make your days more productive, along with the what and why of routines.
The study of routines and habit formation
Let's start by defining what a routine is: a routine is a series of tasks you perform regularly.
It's a habit to prepare for bed and brush your teeth each night. It's a routine to get up at 6 a.m. and work out every morning. It's customary to get a bagel and read the news each morning before leaving for work. It's routine to even munch chips while watching Netflix. All of these behaviors have a rhythm in your daily life where they occur again.
Even so, not all of them are effective routines. Simply by virtue of being routines, they are routines. Every regimen is effective, helpful or not.
Routines put our minds on automatic pilot.
But why are great achievers' routines so effective? It turns out that humans are creatures of habit, and we can use that to our advantage. Charles Duhigg describes how habits cause our brains to go into an automatic state where little to no willpower is needed in The force of habit: Why we do what we do in life and business.
It operates as follows:
Step 1: Something occurs to trigger your brain into "automatic" mode and act as a cue. An easy illustration is waking awake. My brain instantly recognizes when I awaken that it is time to start the coffee maker. My brain has become accustomed to this behavior over time.
Step 2: Carry out the procedure. I actually start the coffee maker at this point, let it brew while I wait, pour some into my preferred cup, sit on a chair near the kitchen window, and then enjoy my coffee.
Step 3: Enjoy the benefits of your practice. The mouthwatering flavor and powerful caffeine strengthen the routine, causing me to do it again the following morning.
Routines, rituals, and habits
Do you know the distinction between rituals, routines, and habits? This is a helpful cheat sheet.
Habits are routine behaviors that you engage in on a regular basis, such as checking your email first thing in the morning or putting your keys in a particular location when you arrive home.
Routines often consist of a series of habits or acts you perform on a regular basis to organize your day. For example, you might check your email in the morning before composing your to-do list for the day.
Routines and rituals are similar, but with one important distinction: your mindset during the ritual.
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