A minority of people identify with loving routines. A life filled with consistent habits is their natural bliss. Others begrudgingly accept the usefulness of routines, while another minority actively ...

There's a certain kind of person you've probably noticed. They seem calm when everyone else is frantic. They don't snap under pressure, they don't spiral after a bad email, and they return to ...

But perhaps all this time I’ve been missing a trick. In a recent article for Vox Terry Nguyen argues that we all should focus less on routines and more on rituals. What’s the difference? Nguyen ...

We’ve been force-fed the idea for decades: The secret to success is routine. Wake up at 5 a.m., step into a punishing physical routine, follow a strict schedule and stick to your plan no matter what.

Megan Edgelow is an assistant professor of health sciences at Queen's University, Ontario. The word "routine" can bring to mind words like mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic's disruptions to ...

We love routines. We swear by them and recommend them to others. We feel out of sorts when they’re disrupted and couldn’t imagine living any other way. Right? Actually, these days, not so much. In ...

You've probably walked into someone's home and felt a quiet, almost unexplainable calm. Everything in its place. Surfaces clear. No pile of unopened mail on the counter, no shoes scattered near the ...

Classroom routines, assuming they are reasonable and well thought out, can help students and teachers alike. Today’s post begins a short series in which educators share those ones that work best in ...