The Routine Experiment: How to Find Routines That Work For You

You know the habits and schedules that we put in place because we think they're gonna help? Because we were told this would be game-changing? But, instead, they make us feel stuck, frustrated, and angry when they turn into rigid, soul-sucking, monotonous must-dos? 

Spoiler alert: It doesn’t have to be this way. Routines can actually work for you instead of against you.

In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo, host and coach Sarah Bowser chats about the routines that make our brains go blah because they don't work the way we need them to or thought they would. She encourages you to experiment with your routine so that it serves you instead of driving you up a wall. 

So if your current routine makes you want to throw your planner across the room—or if you're avoiding even having a routine because the thought of having a planner to keep up with your routine is making your brain short-circuity—stick around. Sarah is gonna figure out how to make this work for you. 

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What you’ll learn in this episode: 

• That frustration and monotony can arise from rigid routines that don't serve your needs 
• The importance of aligning routines with your values to ensure they’re fulfilling and sustainable 
• How to experiment with routines, starting with small changes, to find that sweet spot between structure and flexibility 
• To embrace progress in your experiments to create routines that serve you better and foster personal growth and productivity—without the constraints of perfectionism 
• That your routine should be flexible and adaptable enough that it can grow and evolve as your needs and values do 

Noteworthy quotes from this episode: 

“ It took me a long time to realize that my obsession with structure wasn't serving me. It wasn't helping me feel in control. It was just another form of  fear and shame masquerading as productivity.” 

“A lot of the time we set up routines based on what we think we're supposed to do, what we've seen other people do, what books and TV shows and infomercials and influencers tell us is the right way. But if those routines don't align with our values, they're not going to work long-term.” 

“ We can really start to make some magic and change the way our brain thinks and reacts when we give ourselves permission to play with our routine instead of feeling chained to it.” 

“If your values grow and evolve throughout the days, months, and years, grow and evolve your routine to match that evolution.”

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