I recently made the conscious decision to adopt a few rituals that are dramatically improving my daily routine. Jennifer introduced me to the concept after listening to some productivity and project management books. And it seemed like a really logical way to regain some boundaries over the things that take me off path, or throw me off balance.
Here are a few tidbits and lessons I’ve learned over the past two weeks that are working well for me...
- Meditate ~10 minutes each day.
- Be ‘mindful’ of the energy you give something, and what you get back.
- Get up, get out, and move 30min each day.
- Don’t clutter your space. Clean up as you go.
- Work during work hours, not after them.
- Only watch/listen to/read things that educate or motivate.
- Don’t carry your phone around the house and turn off tech by 9.30.
This has been working really well for me. It feels like it’s not about what I do, but what I have stopped trying to do or include. I’m no longer stressing about stuff that I didn’t get around to taking care of because I’m spending far less time on distractions with little or no real value-add. The stuff I need to get done is getting done. Our home is kept clean, I stay on top of our core needs (food, laundry, schedules, bills). I wake up to a clean kitchen and a waiting pot of coffee, I’m more productive with my work time, I feel more connected to my kids and Jen, and I find times I can just sit and ‘be’, without feeling a need to ‘fill the empty space’ with shows or news or other distracting noise that takes more away than it returns. Namely, my precious time.
"With the time I waste on the life I never hadI could've turned myself into a better man"
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
