Having a Day Routine That Maximizes Your Life
No this, is not about automation. Oh, wait, maybe it is about automation – human automation! The last few weeks have seen a big shift in how I do things. Namely, the focus has been to develop a great day routine.
I don’t know about you, but is it hard not to go for the shiny objects sometimes.
When you are at a corporation working, you don’t realize just how much structure there is in your day. Sure, the work may have been boring and you may have hated your job, but you knew when to come into work, when to file the TPS reports, and when to go to lunch.
Sure, I get to do marketing and marketing automation full-time but holy crap is it way harder to develop a day routine that maximizes your life and your work! Without one, you are like a reed blowing in the wind or a ship tossed among the waves. There is no direction and no purpose in your life.
Why you need a day routine
Aside from giving you structure throughout your day, having something that you do the same way every morning, afternoon, and night helps you to fulfill your purpose. Your routines should be congruent with your overall life plan and just like an architect may have the finished plan of a building, it’s the builders that work every day to bring that drawing to life.
Routine also helps your brain to rest and be more creative (my brain is always resting). The habits that you create with your day routine help your brain to go on autopilot and focus solely on the task that you are working on. I know that I am guilty of jumping around from thing to thing and not really getting much done. Well, this helps to stop that.
How I Structure My Day
Now, I’m not perfect – and I even messed this up today by waking up 5 minutes late, but here’s how I structure my day routine:
- Wake up at 5AM.
- Go for a Run
- 5:30AM Write a Blog Post
- 6:15AM Read a book.
- 7AM Spend time with the family
- 8:30AM Lock myself in my room and work or Go to a Client’s place to work (finally check email)
- 4:30 come home and be with the family
- 8:30 Kids are in bed – Talk with the wife.
- 9:30 – 12PM Write my book (2000 words minimum each day)
Of course there are more specifics in the schedule, but that’s the brunt of it for now.
How’s it been working out? Well, let’s just say more has gotten done in the past few weeks than what would usually get done in a few months. I always thought that I had ADD but come to find out I was just an undisciplined sack of potatoes. Who knew?
Look, I’m lazy… and without a day routine I am left to my own lazy devices. By having a written schedule, (and actually doing it), things actually get done much, much faster and with a lot more quality.
Once you are in the habit, you’ll be able to rock your day like you’ve never rocked it before.
