The goal of routines should be to remove obstacles. Because such obstacles could hold you back from being your most effective self. routines3
routines3 - Thierry Meier - Why Routines Will Make You Better At What You Do
It is important to actively question your routines and tweak them if necessary. It would be a shame if you’d establish a routine where you do your creative work at noon, only to find out later that you do your best creaive work in the morning. routines3
Jack Dorsey "Theming" Routine - Every day he devotes himself to one area of his businesses. Monday is for meetings and management tasks. Tuesday is explicitly reserved for product development. Wednesday is devoted to marketing, communications and growth. Thursday to developers and partnerships and Friday to the company and its culture. Dorsey calls this approach theming days. It never leaves him with a question about what to focus on. routines3
Parts of life where you can add routines routines3 // verbatim from post:
Add Buffers : Routines that are directly tied to time only started to work for me once I added buffers. Don't be a slave to your routines routines3
For Jack Dorsey, his (daily theming) routine eliminates decisions on what to work on upfront. More importantly, the routine helps him build a shield for potential distractions. Dorsey frees himself from possible distractions and decision-fatigue. routines3
Routines declutter your brain. Creating a routine means making decisions before instead of during the heat of a battle. routines3
Stick to a certain routine for an extended amount of time before you start to tweak or completely change it. Every routine takes time to settle in. routines3
Often the routines are not defined clearly and effectively enough routines3