For the past week I’ve worked almost exclusively on house projects, painting for the most part. I’ve found it surprisingly easy to lose track of the routine things during that time. Things such as writing these posts are barely being thought about.

A week ago, and for many months previously, writing these posts was something that was always front of mind. Now it’s an incidental thought more along the lines of ‘Oh yeah, I’ve got to do that yet’.

It suggests that throwing yourself into something different for a week or so could act as a reset button for your whole routine. A system shock that dislodges the usual habits.