DAY 5: SYSTEM CHECK

Now you have a feel for following a routine.

ONE Big Action

Write how you can make your day better. What static occurs during the day? Can it be fixed or prepared for? Is it worth it in the routine? Modify as circumstances come. Think of a restaurant opening up. They start their cook line a certain way and modify as they go. That's what you're training your brain to do: always reflect on your day and make it better. You're learning to observe yourself, to be the observer. Catching the rep brings you to the present. This puts you in a reflective state.

How to do it

1. Look back at the last four days.
2. Write down the static: what got in the way, and when.
3. For each one, ask: can it be fixed or prepared for? Is it worth it in the routine?
4. Write one change you'll make to your routine starting tomorrow.

Why you're doing it

Like a restaurant line, you start a certain way and modify as you go. This trains you to always reflect on your day and make it better. That's being the observer.