I don’t believe in complicated routines. The more complicated, the more likely it is to fall apart the moment life gets messy. When we strip it down to its essence, the point of morning routine isn’t to do more. It’s to create a small, steady anchor, a moment to come home to yourself before the noise of the world seeps in.

Once I liberated myself from the constraints of a predetermined pursuit, I freed up energy and brain space for interests I otherwise wouldn’t have considered. Since I wasn’t busy chasing one single-minded goal, I was able to listen to my intuition and notice what actually resonated with me.

This is a personal reflection on the importance of being committed to things that are pushing our limits of competence.