Go With The Flow

A special Bustle issue exploring the unexpected joys of abandoning routines, rituals, and a general sense of rigidity.

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Relax

The Joy & Opportunity Of Dropping A Routine

Who cares? If the answer isn’t, “I care about this thing, and I care about it a lot,” why are you doing it?

by Madeleine Aggeler
Yaroslav Danylchenko/Stocksy

I Let Go

Productivity

Of Time Management

The reason my schedules and goal lists never got me there was that nobody ever gets there. By Oliver Burkeman

By Oliver Burkeman
Sleep

Of My Bedtime

The moral superiority wasn't worth what I was giving up. By Madison Malone Kircher

By Madison Malone Kircher
Wellness

Of Drinking Absurd Amounts of Water

It's hard to fit a productive life around nonstop pee breaks. By Rebecca Carroll

By Rebecca Carroll
Food

Of Intermittent Fasting

I think I considered it a real linchpin for my life, and I think I was wrong. By Edith Zimmerman

By Edith Zimmerman
Babies

Of My Elaborate Writing Routine

The short reason: I had twins. By Susannah Cahalan

By Susannah Cahalan
Creativity

Of the Artist's Way

Now I write when I want to, because I want to. By Katie Heaney

By Katie Heaney
Beauty

Of My Multi-Step Skin Care Routine

Was I caring for my skin, or taking out my aggression on it? By Alice Bolin

By Alice Bolin
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