Routine

There are deep benefits of having routines and sticking to them as much as possible. 

Not “set in stone, thou shalt not change” routines.  Just something or a few things you try to stick to as much as possible.  Or something you do every week.  For example, I like(d) to swim lengths at the pool every Sunday.  I’m missing that, and that’s because it was a routine.

Ironically, there is freedom in routine.  Just knowing, for example, every Sunday I swim, means one less decision to make.  Without that routine, I’m now having to make one more decision each week.