To get in shape, you can tie exercising to waking up.
It is reliable. Until it breaks.
Because just as surely as mornings arrive, interruptions will arrive too.
You wake up with the will to exercise, but there is no light. No running water. So, your routine collapses.
And here, the trap is set.
You begin to see the interruption as a personal failure, because you believe discipline means executing your routine no matter what.
But that definition is incomplete.
Discipline extends beyond sticking to actions. It is also about responding correctly to situations you find yourself in. Because your ability to continue any endeavour depends on how well you respond when conditions change.
The morning arrives with no light. So the course of action shifts. “Rise. Shower. Go to the gym,” becomes “Think. What can I do to make progress given this constraint?”
Because returning to your endeavour isn't just about executing the same course of action everyday. It is about staying with the endeavour, even when that means re-routing your routine to reach it.
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