Routine is your best friend.
Routine is essential if you want to succeed in life. If you ever want to change your life, your circumstances and create a better future, routine is your friend.
John C. Maxwell puts it best:
“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret to your success is found in your daily routine.”
That’s because everything you achieve in life is the cumulative result of your daily efforts.
No matter what you are trying to learn or achieve, if you can do it daily for long enough you will get it.
The idea of routine, performing same repetitive tasks everyday, may seem boring. But there’s a reason why routines are so effective.
“A routine provides structure…”
… and humans have an inherent need for structure.
That’s why routines, time tables and schedules form the backbone of all human institutions. Be it educational, occupational, political or religious etc.
How routines make us better?
A routine:
- Keeps us organised.
- Sharpens focus.
- Improves efficiency.
- Enhances quality of work.
- Increases productivity.
- Builds discipline.
- Refine skills.
- Better time management.
Health benefits of a routine.
1. Better mental health.
- Reduced stress as you have clear expectations for the day.
- Eliminate anxiety over the unknown.
- More control over what to include in your daily schedule and when to do it.
- Life becomes simple and joyous.
2. Better physical health.
You are more likely to follow through, when exercise and other physical activities are set up as a part of your daily routine. This means:
- Healthy & active body.
- Good reflexes.
- Improved immunity.
3. Sleep better.
Having a fixed sleeping schedule promotes:
- Improved focus.
- Reduced stress and anxiety.
- Elevated mood.
- Enhanced immunity.
- Rejuvenation of muscles.
Conclusion:
Self-improvement is a journey of lifetime, which means constant work – planning, organising and executing.
It can become overwhelming and frustrating and can even impact your social relationships.
A routine can help streamline your improvement goals into achievable and measurable daily tasks such that you don’t have to compromise your mental peace or interpersonal relationships in order to try to become a better person.
In fact, you can use routine to incorporate family time and fun activities into your busy schedule to keep living a healthy and happy life.
Thank you for reading.
Keep it simple.
