I loath unproductive routines. For me, unproductive routines are the biggest factor in life passing us by. If I slip into one of these routines, I’m done. Wake up. Drink coffee. Go to work. Come home. Eat dinner. Go to bed. Rinse and repeat twenty seven million times...and if one’s not careful, a routine can last a lifetime. Even if it's a good routine, if it doesn't have a purpose, it can be dangerous. Before you know it it’s one year later and BAM!…you’re one year older and you're at the same place you were a year ago.
At the opposite end of the scale are productive routines. Routines with a purpose (i.e., I'm going to draw something everyday). However, even some productive routines can cause problems if they lull you into an unimaginative routine of just putting pencil to paper, just to continue a streak . It’s good to draw everyday, but have a purpose in mind behind those everyday drawings. Don't just pick up a pencil, draw a smiley face and say, “there I drew a picture today!” How has that benefited you? Bring creativity into that routine of drawing every day. Think about what you're drawing. If it’s a smiley face, ask yourself, "why is that smiley face smiling?" "What is it thinking?" Drawing is not just the physical act of putting pencil (or pen) to paper, drawing is the act of creating. Creation is the genesis of life. Life is nothing, without the arts. So create artists! Without the arts, life is…meaningless.
Wake up. Drink coffee. Go to work. Come home. Eat dinner. Go to bed. Rinse and repeat twenty seven million times.
Wake up. Drink coffee. Go to work. Come home. Eat dinner. Go to bed. Rinse and repeat twenty seven million times.
Wake up. Drink coffee. Go to work. Come home. Eat dinner. Go to bed. Rinse and repeat twenty seven million times.
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