Source http://zenhabits.net/impeccable-structure/
By Leo Babauta
There’s a strange contradiction in most of our lives:
We deeply feel the messiness of our lives. We feel it in all areas of our lives, which stresses us out and causes us to shut down, feel overwhelmed, run to distraction and comforts. It creates tremendous uncertainty for us.
But …
We resist sticking to structure and routine. We want to have a great order to our lives, but when it comes to actually following it, we struggle. It feels too rigid, too constricting. So we immediately toss the plan aside and start free-forming it, answering messages and going to distractions and reading or watching things online. This creates even more uncertainty, not being able to stick to structure.
This contradiction might not be universal, but it’s present for a lot of people. I would guess that a majority of people reading this feel a struggle between these…