The Opening and Closing Shifts: How I Tricked Myself Into Actually Loving My Routines

But when I started thinking of my routines as shifts—like I was clocking in and out of different versions of myself—everything changed. Suddenly, I wasn't a person failing at self-care; I was an employee of my own life, and these tasks were just part of my job description. And you know what? I'm really good at my job.