routine

How Non-Negotiable Habits Will Give You All The Freedom You Need

/ Stuart Danker / 119 Comments

A MacBook, iPhone, and a bullet journal

So it’s been a transformative time for me.

For starters, it’s my second year of being consistent on WordPress. Never missed a single week’s post, nor a single day’s comments on other blogs.

I’d maintained this momentum through the highs and lows of life, from quitting my job, to falling sick, to publishing a novel, to getting injured. And while I did falter in some habits, my blog has always been a non-negotiable.

New post every Tuesday, twenty comments every day.

What began as an experiment quickly turned into a way of life, and you know what’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned?

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NON FICTION: How Routines Will Help You Deal With Covid Season And Beyond

/ Stuart Danker / 2 Comments

People walking on a huge calendar

Photo: Curtis Macnewton

Ever since 2020 turned into the year of Covid-19, my social media feeds have evolved into a never-ending stream of home-cooked food, bodyweight workouts, and forwarded challenges of all types.

There have been a handful of people who’ve picked up seven new languages as well as those who’ve turned into three-star Michelin chefs overnight. Then there are the ones advocating self-care from the couch, assuring everyone that it’s okay not to be productive.

I say fuck it. You’re old enough to decide what you should or should not do with your time, regardless of all the flexing—both figuratively and literally—you’re seeing on social media.

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