I started a new book! I know it’s my thing, and I should not be this excited, but I’ll give you reasons. First, it’s been difficult to squeeze out time to read, and second, I should have read this book years ago. I feel like I have betrayed my subconscious because the book is about 7 years old. But it’s okay; I cannot turn back the hands of time nor unburn the ashes of the unnecessary experiences I had to go through.

I haven’t told you the book’s title yet, but let’s keep the momentum going while I justify my reasons. Much research backs up why routine is one of the most accessible routes to mastery and boundless creativity, but I’ll spare you the lecture and tell you this – routine will shape your life.

I know you want adventure, spontaneity, and the effrontery to live on impulse and design your days with varying degrees of freedom, but do you have to think twice about where your fingers are? I know you don’t; you’re used to it being the perfect tool for carrying out tasks, so you no longer worry about its location or functionality; you are now concerned with what else it can do.

If it can write, it should type. If it can pick up a pen, it should be able to lift weights; if it can align for a handshake, it should hold the plate steady. In the most basic sense, that is what we would call routine; it’s the bedrock for endless possibilities. The trampoline of your genius. The stronger it is, the higher you can jump.

Your brain constantly seeks familiarity but is also quick to normalize unfamiliarities. Here’s what I mean, if you start learning how to sew today, it will be challenging, but if you do it every day for about 2 months, you automatically know when to pedal the machine without thinking about it. Now that the basics are a part of you, you can make all those magnificent designs you have always imagined.

That’s what reading is to me; it is not the habit that makes it unique; it’s the unending stream of knowledge it provides. If I don’t do it, going through life without figuring out a new hack seems abnormal. But at the same time, life can choke your habits. To make space for new routines, you seem to let go of old ones regardless of their purpose.

In a context, you can take that to mean growth, but if you look closely, you might be taking a step forward and two steps backward. If you are here, it’s okay. You just have to remind yourself that those habits brought you here, and you will not be capable of doing something new if you were not already a master of the old.

And finally, yes, your routines can coexist in harmony; what you need to improve on is discipline and self-control. The book’s title is – 101 Essays that will change the way you think – by Brianna West. If you believe you are already at an optimal level of thinking, forget I mentioned this, but if not, you’ll wish to have read it sooner.

It’s going to be a lovely week right? I agree as well🥰 Here’s a song that might resonate with you – Train Wreck – James Arthur