Quotes About Routine

I'm a morning person because I learned to write my novels while still practicing law. I would get to the office at 6:30 a.m. and write until other people arrived, around 9. Now I still do that. I start at 6:30 or 7, and I'll write until 11, then take an hour off, then work until about 2 p.m. By then my brain has had enough.

I'm not really a morning person.

Keep it simple, so you'll keep doing it.

Reduce complexity. The single most important reason to create a routine is to reduce a program's complexity. Create a routine to hide information so that you won't need to think about it.

The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.

study by Phillippa Lally and her research team showed it takes 66 days to create a brand-new routine.

The best way to forever eliminate a habit is to slowly replace or "imprint" negative habits with healthier routines.

Step #2: Focus on One Habit at a Time

because it's almost impossible to change multiple habits at the same time.

University, over 40 percent of what you do on a daily

Frankly, it's easy to fall into the trap of lying to ourselves about a negative routine. You might think an action (like drinking) is an innocent thing that "sometimes" gets out of control. However, the people around you might have a different opinion. Perhaps they feel this habit is the sign of a deep-seated addiction that needs immediate attention.

Habits run our lives. Much of what you do is based on a habit you've developed at some point in your life. In fact, according to a 2006 study conducted at Duke University, over 40 percent of what you do on a daily basis is habitual. In other words, you often complete the same actions, in the same place and at the same time. 

We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence is therefore not an act but a habit. —Aristotle

I didn't like school. Every day, it was a toss-up whether I'd go or skip.

Sometimes I skip breakfast, pop to the butcher and get sunburned while cooking meat.

I grew up with the norm being three meals a day. You wouldn't dream of skipping a meal.

I get up every morning early, when the sky is red, and write for 10 hours.

I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.

We FaceTime and Skype. My two older kids got iPods for their birthdays, so they can FaceTime their dad whenever they need him. They always get a six o'clock call right after dinner, and I make sure I talk to each child. Even my 1-year-old gets on the phone and says 'Daddy.' They know my schedule by now and count the days back until I get home.

What's so fun about doing the same thing again and again? You can only slap the handcuffs on a guy so many times.

No matter how long my day has been, I never forget to remove my make-up and slap on some intensive moisturiser before I go to bed.

When I work on multiple projects, I'm really good at dividing my days, so I start in the morning with a clean slate.

I sleep early and I don't party.

Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep.