Build rituals
Build Rituals, Not Just Tasks
Rituals help you “cue” your brain into routine. Small, repeatable actions—like making coffee before writing, lighting a candle before brainstorming, or taking a short walk before editing—signal it’s time to shift gears.
Rituals help you “cue” your brain into routine. Small, repeatable actions—like making coffee before writing, lighting a candle before brainstorming, or taking a short walk before editing—signal it’s time to shift gears.
#085: Routines are actually rituals of devotion to yourself
For me, a creative life is about envisioning futures that don’t yet exist and finding small ways to bring them into being—through the ideas I shape at work, the conversations I spark with friends, or the rituals I build into my day. It means choosing curiosity over fear, whether that’s trying something new, asking the harder question, or noticing
... See morewe all have rituals we protect — even when we’re burnt out, distracted, or in flux. for some it’s the first cup of coffee in silence. for others it’s folding laundry in a particular way. maybe it’s rewatching comfort shows or making playlists for imaginary versions of yourself. these rituals often hold clues about what kind of life you want: slow,... See more
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[Byun-Chul Han, routine, religion, habits, meaning, myth, time]
instagram.comthe disappearance of rituals and the exhaustion of constantly becoming
youtu.beThe Art Of Devotion: i'm over being disciplined
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productivity is 90% mood management. humans are atmospheric creatures. we need a playlist, a candle, a ritual, not systems.
Sari Azoutsubstack.combecause at the end of the day, baddie- you cannot hate yourself into a version of you that you love. through embracing devotion for that version of myself who desperately wanted feel like herself again, i was able to recognize that i was in a functional freeze, and slowly began to give myself what i needed: i stopped chasing an aesthetic and
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