How To Get Out Of A Routine?

How To Get Out Of A Routine?

You may choose to hit the gym, do a few pushups, walk around the neighborhood, or even dance in your living room, for instance. Moving your body can help you get unstuck and start doing something productive again.

Whether you’re feeling unmotivated, down, or trapped in a pattern, you need to dig yourself out of the mud and back into momentum.

Here are 2 effective ways to get out of a routine and start moving forward:

1. Start slow

Sometimes, taking any action is entirely overwhelming. Most of our daily activities are a composite of a whole bunch of actions that we group together.

When we’re exhausted from trying to get out of a routine, we don’t have extra energy to spare.

For example, “getting ready” in the morning may sound simple, but it consists of a long list of actions.

After all, you need to get out of bed, take a shower, brush your teeth, and dress up. Doing all that might feel overwhelming when you’re in a routine, so start with the easiest step possible. Just get out of bed and feel proud of it, that will not pressure you into doing the other things on the list right away.

2. Write it out or tell a friend

We often cycle around the same thoughts over and over again when we can’t take another step forward. But it’s challenging to break this cycle because we can’t see that we’re even in one. Once we speak the words out loud to a friend, therapist, or coach, or put them down on a piece of paper, we can separate from those thoughts and start to identify the patterns that keep us stuck.