Creating a Routine: Rituals

A Guide to Establishing a Daily Grind

Step 1: Wake up, stretch, and question the meaning of life.

Step 2: Eat a bowl of stale cereal, because you're trying to save money.

Step 3: Perform the ancient art of making small talk with your coffee machine.

Step 4: Stare blankly at a wall for 20 minutes, contemplating the futility of existence.

Step 5: Engage in a heated debate with a stranger on the internet.
Step 6: Practice your 'I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining' face in the mirror.
Step 7: Reorganize your bookshelf, because organization is the key to a productive life.

For those who've mastered the basic routine, it's time to move on to:

Step 8: Write a strongly worded letter to your landlord about the subpar Wi-Fi.
Step 9: Practice your 'I'm not a morning person' face in front of a mirror, because you're not a morning person.
Step 10: Learn to make a decent cup of tea, because adulting.