Monthly routine review
Keep, adjust or retire routines based on the last thirty days.
The routine
- 🔎Review active routinesKeep, adjust or retire routines using the last thirty days as evidence.Every 30 days · 18:00 · 30 min
Why this routine works
A routine can remain on a list long after its purpose, timing or difficulty has changed. This thirty-day review creates permission to keep what helps, adjust one source of friction and retire commitments that no longer deserve a reminder.
What you get out of it
- The routine list stays connected to current priorities
- Repeated misses become information about design instead of a reason for guilt
- Removing stale commitments protects attention for routines that still matter
How to make it stick
- Review a small period of actual completions before relying on memory
- Ask whether the cue, duration or schedule is the main source of friction
- For a minimum version, choose one routine to keep and one to change or retire
- Change one variable at a time so the next review has useful evidence
Questions people ask
Does a low completion rate mean I should delete a routine?
Not automatically. First decide whether the routine still matters and whether its current size, cue or timing is realistic.
What if all of my routines are going well?
Keep them stable. A review can confirm that no change is needed.
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This page was drafted with AI assistance.