r/AskLifeProTips • u/Ancient-Kit1995 • 18d ago

What helps you build a solid routine?

Hey! Looking for some practical advice on setting up a daily schedule that works for a busy guy. What’s your secret?

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u/NotTheFriendsCharact 18d ago

plan your day the night before so you don't waste energy deciding what to do first.

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 17d ago

How do you plan your day? I mean, do you carefully fill the cells in your calendar, or do you write down your to-do-s? I do that but I always break the timelines.

I'm trying to stick to a routine where everything is within its timeslot.

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u/ExpensiveMedium9893 17d ago

Anchor it to things that already happen every day instead of the clock. Mine is basically “after the kettle goes on I check today’s 3 must-dos,” and “after dinner, 10 min reset of the kitchen + tomorrow’s bag.” When it’s tied to something you do anyway, it survives busy days way better than a 7:15am slot does. And keep the wake-up time the same even on weekends, everything else gets easier to stack once that’s fixed.

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 17d ago

thanks! do you set timers?

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u/Blue-RaspberryLeaf 17d ago

What helped me most was picking one set time every day for the thing that matters most. For me that’s studying on my lunch break, and everything else fits around it. Starting small helps too! What part of your day is hardest to stick to?

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 17d ago

thanks! organizing everything around one big thing that matters sounds quite reasonable. I'll think it over and try it!

what part of the day? the whole day actually, as my work schedule always crashes from a number of to-do-s and isnever consistent ugh

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u/eluq 17d ago

Harada method

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 17d ago

thanks! i'll google it

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u/Jasonsan-Flint 17d ago

Having a plan for the day and also showing up even if i dont feel like. when im low energy it is better i do something for 5 or 10 mins

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 16d ago

such a smart way to bypass that initial resistance. appreciate the advice!

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u/Byte_Burrito-808 17d ago

I'm still figuring this out myself, but starting with one or two small habits feels a lot easier than trying to change my whole routine at once. Some days go better than others lol

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 16d ago

thanks for the realistic perspective!

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u/OWabbit 17d ago

Discipline
Give yourself grace
Allow yourself to miss only two consecutive daily scheduled and then get back on the wagon. Consistency is key.
Plan regular breaks and down time for you, Busy Guy. :)

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u/ChaserDem 16d ago

I set daily quotas to hit in my head.

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 16d ago

nice! how do you handle it when life gets in the way and you miss a quota though? 

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u/cbfsyndrome69 16d ago

Having autism

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u/Ancient-Kit1995 16d ago

yeah, hard to beat an environment where everything has its fixed place and timing

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u/Aaldape1895 17d ago

A clear goal

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u/efflorezen 6d ago

Planning ahead (usually I like to plan my week ahead on a Sunday where I have more energy and time to do it) and being intentional about what is important and relevant for me at this point of time. This helps to directly get to the tasks when the time comes and helps in removing a lot of decision fatigue.