How To Effortlessly Create New Routines (That You Will Actually Stick To)

Routines and habits allow you to get the most important things done without any effort or worry.

It’s the main secret why I am able to do many things in a day without breaking a sweat, for a long period of time. From the 20-year long meditation practice of 2 hours a day, to the writing routines in the morning, to exercise, food, sleep, language learning, Pokemon Go (in previous years) and social interactions. After all, what people normally call discipline is most often routines that work wonders.

However, it can be tricky to install new routines. Here are some helpful tips that have worked wonders for me:

Schedule the routine in your calendar

Your calendar should reflect all the planned events you have throughout the day. Routines are planned events.

Therefore, if you want to create a new routine for yourself, put it as a recurring event with a specific start and end time. If you want to meditate 20 minutes, make sure to put these 20 minutes where it suits you. For some days, you can adjust the specific calendar block.

The main benefit is the extra freedom of not worrying if it will get done. As long as you check your calendar very often on your homescreen (using the…