> getting back into a routine is hard - but in a way it's also not hard, because you put in the same amount of physical effort the day you're back into the rout

> getting back into a routine is hard - but in a way it's also not hard, because you put in the same amount of physical effort the day you're back into the routine, as the next day and every other day and so on. A bit of a tangent, but as I've gotten into my 30's it's been interesting to observe how easy it is to "reactivate" a routine. For instance, at various points in my life I've been quite in to going to the gym, bouldering and biking. During pandemic I took some time off of almost everything, and it took a little mental effort to motivate myself to go back to the gym, but the first time setting foot inside my body already knew what to do, and two days later I found myself packing my gym bag almost automatically. And now that it's summer after the first bike ride, I find myself getting on the bike almost automatically after work is finished every time the weather is right.