Reader, I used to think that once I found a routine that worked, I should maintain it. I now know that it's terrible advice because balance isn’t static. It's fluid. It shifts and changes with: Your body. Your workload. Your creative cycles. Your emotional season. There will be weeks when you can hold more, and weeks when the same capacity level would cost you too much. Trying to lock yourself into one “perfect routine” creates friction, enables chaos, and keeps you on edge to always perform,...