How I add routines.

I have, as many other people have, been told that it takes 21 days to add a routine. It’s almost completely horse shit.

There’s been studies done on the matter, showing that it can take anything between something like 10 to 60 days to get a habit rolling. I can’t tell you that for sure, so do look it up.

Anyhow, I’ve become better and better at adding routines to my daily bunch of routines. The most recent being one of the Wim How breathing methods.

With all of my successful routines, I’ve started with an egg, had clear motives for the routine, and had clear rules about it.

First of all, all of my routines are added to my daily red line. The red line symbolises the finish line for each and every day. Whatever happens, I need to finish my race, every day. In order to do that, I need to keep my routines up. That’s how important they are.

Starting with an egg has become one of my most cherished quotes and sayings. It has come to me from Tim Ferriss, who says that in order to start eating more healthy, you should start with adding an egg for your breakfast. Take one small step at a time, and add steps as you go along.

The motive for the routine is extremely important when you get bored of it, or feel like there are other things to do. To always remember why I’ve added the routine.

The rules are just as important. For the breathing method, the rules are a bit unclear, which has resulted in varying results for my practice. But for my cold showers, the rule is to at least turn the shower to the coldest at the end of a shower so that the cold hits me. I usually do about 2 mins in cold water, but it’s nice to have a back door sometimes.

What I want to say with this text is really that you need to be intentive with your routines. Make them count, and count them.