Is it always better to do something rather than nothing? (Daily habits)

[Magnanimous]

Yesterday I didn't do my Kriya Yoga (2 exercises, max repititions), Concentration (currently 2mins), or Meditation(60 mins), breaking my investment streak.

I was just wondering, in the scenario I can't bring myself to do the full routine, should I just do them all but shorter? Would it be worth it? Because even though I'll get lesser gains I'll still be accreting to something amazing rather than delaying my progress. Over the years no doubt I will have bad days for producitivity.

So an example routine on a lazy day would be Kriya yoga (minimum repititions), Concentration (1 min), Meditation (15 mins)

Edited Thursday at 01:15 PM by Magnanimous

[Hojo]

Yes you are bringing the activity into your karmic loop.                                            

[The Caretaker]

Yep, it sounds about right. You never know when fatigue, time limits, or emotional deregulation will hit you. But once you will build your routine, no matter how small, they will start carry you over and not the other way around.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I treat routines as a way to train the reflex of my bodies nervous system to engage in something. You repeat the routine until it's habit.

Once it's a habit, you have effectively 'lowered the barrier of entry' to begin. Starting isn't even something you negotiate - it just happens. This barrier of entry is the impulse in your bodies reflex system. Not the mind or brain, the body.

I prefer to operate in the world with minimal thought. So I have been focusing on working with my bodies nervous system to be the 'thought' that begins the task. This way, I trust what needs to happen, when it needs to happen, will happen. And it does. And without my ego being engaged. This increases my levels of being and consciousness as I proceed through the day. I am more resilient and able to objectively deal with reality with minimal stress.

I would approach your issue without placing pressure on yourself to commit to the full routine. Engage in just part of it, and think of it as an alternate training modality: building the habit to begin, and lowering the barrier to entry. Making it a reflex. 

You will still achieve something by engaging 🪫🔋