The Benefits Of Personal Routine

By Gillian Dalgliesh

As kids, most of us will have grown up with a sense of routine in our lives – getting up at a certain time, breakfast, the timetables at school, homework, mealtimes, bedtimes – it provided structure & discipline in our lives.

However outside working hours, many adults don’t have a daily routine – they have things that they do, or would like to do in the week such as exercise, personal growth time or other things, but they don’t make a structured plan to incorporate them into their regular life patterns. As a result, people may not honour their intentions and this can lead to feelings of under-achievement, frustration & anxiety as they fall short of their goals and true potential. The solution lies in thoughtfully creating a regular routine that includes space for all the things you want to do.

Personally, I create a timetable – such as I had at school – it shows the hours from the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed. I mark out blocks of time in my days for specific things – meditation, exercise, work, study, house work, friends & family time, food shop & prep, time windows for breakfast, lunch, evening meal, etc. You may think that this sounds a bit predictable, restrictive & boring but I have learned that creating & sticking to a personal daily routine is a path of success, wellbeing, productivity & happiness. It’s a very easy & pleasant way of becoming the best one can be!

I keep my timetable where I can see it regularly, it’s an A4 sheet and it’s colour coded for each area – work, exercise, social etc. I look at it regularly throughout the day so my conscious & subconscious mind have the imprint of the logic & flow of each day. I change it from time to time as needed. I also have an appointments diary for the precise details of my days, but the Timetable highlights my routines & habits. It helps with my sense of purpose and I find it very soothing.

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There are a surprising amount of benefits from having a committed personal routine, they include: The Sense of Purpose that I mentioned, also Self Accountability, Increased Focus, Stress Reduction, Reduced Procrastination; Motivation; Increased Self Confidence, Raises our Mood, Better Sleep, Better Nutrition … and much more.

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