Getting up every morning, making the coffee, letting the dogs out, driving to the office, and all the other daily things we do in our personal and work lives are a matter of habit.
I’ve been thinking about daily routines recently because of the movie Perfect Days, which follows the daily life of a Japanese man who is content with his simple life of cleaning toilets. The movie explores the concept of appreciating the here and now and experiencing our lives through small tasks and small moments – some good and some bad.
Routines sound boring and don’t seem important to our lives, but the truth is a routine contributes to our physical and mental health and overall success. Routines anchor us when everything around us is in chaos.
And with all the excitement we’ve had within the last year in the financial aid industry with the FAFSA as well as higher education in general, I think we could all use some normal routines—no matter how unusual it may seem.
