Do you think that your time is limited ? Well, you don’t have time because you don’t make time
I believe we need a routine, in order to make space in our too busy lives for the important things  
Atomic habits – James Clear

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it. – Albert Einstein 
A routine, because it adds on a daily basis. Did you know that if you improve by 1% every day, you end up multiplying by 37 after just a year ? (Ask a trader – 1.01^365 = 37.78) 

2.1 Know thyself 

2.1.1 Identify your values and principles 

So the most critical thing here is defining what is important ? 
What are your values and principles that are going to influence or filter every single actions from your routine ? 
To give you an example, mine are : 
– Minimalism – Less is More – is this really needed ? Why ? 
– Nomad – Can this be done anywhere in the world, as I travel ? 
– Health – Is this improving my health ? 
– Mouvement – Does this make me move ? 
– Learn – Am I learning something new here ? 
– Joy / Social – Does this add value there ? 

2.1.2 Identify your long term targets 
As important as your values and principles, what are your long term targets and what are you trying to achieve in the next 1, 5, 10 years ? 

Is this routine in line with your targets ? Did you break your long term targets into smaller pieces that can fit your daily routine ? (into monthly targets, then into weekly targets ?) 
An example with Coding : One of my long term goals is to make apps to resolve some specific problems (Real Estate Management is one with Hestia) 
Target of the month = Having 1 new user for Chronos (cf below) 
Target of the week = Pushing a new version online 
Target of the day = Write at least one line 

7 Habits of highly Effective People – Stephen Covey

2.1.3 Identify your constraints

2.2 Make it progressive 

2.2.1 Create your ideal routine = V10

2.2.2 Identify your current routine = V0

2.2.3 What’s your V1 / MVP ? 

2.3 Check your routine against your values/principles/long term targets 

Go line per line as ask your self – Is this in line with my values ? With my principles ? With my long term targets ? If not, you may want to stop doing this. 

2.4 Hacks

2.4.1 Make it easy

The trick is to make it very small and very easy in your daily routine (cf above for coding : write just 1 line). 
James Clear has a framework for this :  The 2-Minute Rule, which states, “When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.”

3. Tools 

I have built an app called Chronos to help you manage your routine