Routinize the routine. The things that aren't important to you, whether it's breakfast or your commute, try to do them with the least energy possible so that leaves you with more energy for other things.
The cumulative power of doing things the same way every day seems to be a way of saying to the mind: You're going to be dreaming soon.
One does not "find oneself" by pursuing one's self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine. . . who one is and wants to be.
I was at a dinner party with a group of people, and we were talking about fake names. You know, how its difficult to come up with a really great fake name. Its a very specific type of gift. You don't want to go too far into the silly, and you don't want to go too far into the banal. I always thought one of the funniest names ever was Gern Blanston, which came from a Steve Martin routine on one of his early records.
I never believed in a set routine. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.
Camp life is demanding, and even the simplest daily routine becomes a chore in a climate with 90 per cent humidity, not to mention the bugs.
It is only habit and routine that makes the void look like purpose.
New images surround us everywhere. They are invisible only because of sterile routine convention and fear.
There is comfort in routine.
I do like to wear the same hat on game days, but I consider that more of a routine thing than a superstition.
A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!
Which is the supplement? Fantasy or daily routine?
. . . caprice is as ruinous as routine.
Acting in a sitcom or a comedy movie is like a comedy routine with the setups.
Individual societies begin in harmonious adaptation to the environment and, like individuals, quickly get trapped into nonadaptive, artificial, repetitive sequences. When the individual's behavior and consciousness get hooked to a routine sequence of external actions, he is a dead robot, and it is time for him to die and be reborn. Time to "drop out," "turn on," and "tune in.
I do a one-hour workout called Drenched, a cardio-boxing fitness routine, Monday through Friday. There are usually between twenty-five and fifty people there - everyone from stay-at-home moms and professional martial artists to teenagers and seniors. They play great dance music. When I can, I take two classes back-to-back.
A pre-putt routine helps you stay nice and relaxed so you can make the best stroke possible.
Ministry of Disturbance, a regulated source of annoyance; a destroyer of routine; an underminer of complacency.
Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine.
Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.