Schedule changes are hard. Even when trying to live by making intentional choices, it is so easy to slip into routines. And when those routines break, it makes things very difficult.
Routine changes can be fun, and often are! But your body needs time to adapt. And thus, while the mind is happy with the changes. The body exhausts.
I think routine breaking activities are essential. It changes how we perceive time. If we do the same thing every day, the novelty wears out and we blur through weeks and months. A break in the routine, no matter how small, makes the days new again. You need to relearn how to navigate the day again. It keeps things interesting.
A couple things have broken my routine recently: Wife got a new job that involves her commuting a lot more. Snow. Baldur’s gate 3.
Fun though. My days have changed completely. I can break old habits, bring along good ones, and build new ones! Exciting.