Season 2 Episode 03 Show Notes: Little Daily Rituals
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In this episode, we chat daily rituals — why are they so important? How do you determine what your daily rituals should include? This week’s challenge is to identify your daily rituals. If you need a kick-start, check out the free worksheet I built you below!
Defining Daily Routines vs. Daily Rituals
A daily routine is a series of tasks you complete every day in the same order, and is most likely not viewed as enjoyable or motivating.
A daily ritual is similar to a daily routine because it’s also a series of tasks completed in the same order, BUT a daily ritual differs in its intention. A daily ritual is a meaningful practice that’s internally motivated. According to lifehack.org, a daily ritual can provide energy and enjoyment along with efficiency and structure.
Said another way, you can do routines on autopilot, but rituals are intentional.
Daily rituals help us live in a rhythm, manifest what’s important to us, and make us feel good about ourselves.
Daily Rituals for Creatives
Did you know rituals are particularly important for creatives? There’s an article on Psychology Today that references Mason Currey’s book called Daily Rituals — How Artists Work. The article says the book challenges the notion that artists just wait around for inspiration to strike — in fact, the 161 artists highlighted in the book lead what seem to be very routine lives: there are particular emphases on getting lots of sleep, engaging in lots of regular daily walking, and drinking lots of coffee (and for some, drinking lots of tea).
The article also mentions what is very apparent in the book is that creative work requires enormous amounts of discipline and that to do something creative, you get to work, and then inspiration follows. I absolutely find that to be true when it comes to podcast and blog development. I may have what I believe to be a great topic idea, but am not totally inspired to write — until I sit down and actually just start writing.
How to Set Your Own Daily Rituals
The best way to determine what should be included in your little daily rituals list is to really just prioritize what you want to get out of each day.
The following questions might help:
What does my ideal day look like?
What are the most fulfilling things I do? What are my most favorite activities?
What causes me the most stress? And what are the things I do that help me manage stress?
Is there anything I repeatedly do and regret because it wastes my time?
What are small things that would make each day even a tiny bit brighter and better for me?
What helps reduce uncertainty in my day?
Is there a goal I’m working toward that can help prioritize what my daily rituals should include?
Little Daily Rituals Worksheet
This simple worksheet will guide you through questions and exercises to help you identify which daily rituals you’re drawn to so you can start implementing them in your life and get to living more intentionally.
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