When you get into a routine, you don’t have to do as much decision-making that can slow you down. You think to yourself that it is time to do this activity, or that activity, with little hesitation. When you set up a routine activity for a certain time of the day, you can then use it as a sign to act when that time arrives. Here I discuss some of these advantages.
Being On Auto-pilot
When you set up 7 PM every day as your time to do thirty minutes of reading, soon enough, you will read on auto-pilot. Whereas others will struggle to even pick out a book to read, you won’t have that issue because you will be on the lookout for one or another so that you can continue your thirty-minute activity daily. What continues to be a struggle to people that don’t have it as a routine is easy for you. There is a world of difference here. As you continue this, you will be getting thirty minutes of reading done every day, which adds up very quickly to provide you with knowledge you likely wouldn’t have been able to obtain otherwise.
A Routine Provides A Foundation
Routine activities provide a foundation for you to fall back on. If you have no foundation in place, and another person cancels a meeting or fun activity on you, you will feel like you have nowhere to turn to. On the other hand, if you have a social foundation in place, or a foundation based on your routine, you have something to fall back on. Regardless of external circumstances, your thirty minutes of reading time will continue to be there for you to use and enjoy. As time progresses, which goes very quickly when you have routine activities in place, you develop expertise in whatever it is that you are continually doing.
No One Can Take Your Routine From You Except You
Your routine is something you can set in stone, as long as you make the very small effort to keep it going once it is in place. Building a routine activity is like a plant growing its roots, and then continuing the activity is simple like providing water to the plant daily. The fruits come soon after.