I have always struggled with sticking to routines. I like new things and novelty, so my plans to do the same things regularly often get off track. I’ve benefited a lot over the years from habit stacking. I pick a few different activities I would like to do for five or ten minutes each. Then I anchor those activities to a habit I already have. Like I’ll read, journal and work out before lunch. I also give myself the flexibility to swap those tasks out with different ones to keep things fresh and interesting.

But lately, I’ve found another interesting way of looking at habits and routines.

The other day I was catching up on some posts I missed from the Zen Habits blog by Leo Babauta. His posts about creating rituals were very inspiring, and it