And they will climb all over it
One of the first tasks that babies are encouraged to learn is stacking. It could be blocks, or boxes or any object that is placed near enough to look interesting. Babies build. That basic skill comes into play with logs, snow forts, leaves and larger materials. Children build. Middle schoolers stack books with laptops, high schoolers stack rejected food on a plate, university students stack new experiences. Adults may stack stuff in homes, apartments, cars and garages. In many ways, that early skill stays in use. Our minds aren’t specifically trained to do this, but humans do stack knowledge. One day, your jacket is being zipped up for you and soon after, you have figured out how to insert that slider into the catcher low enough to make it lock. If you can remember learning to tie your shoelaces, how did you do it? Typically, precise stacking takes practice. An easy way to understand this is improvement in sports. Not many humans start out as Olympian jumpers. But some improve and enjoy the sport so much that they like the effects of becoming the best. This week’s task will take some noticing. Try and reflect on the habits that make your morning start smoothly. You probably complete them in a set order. You stack them. The part to notice is what would happen if you changed the order deliberately. Waking up how things work will affect your mind more than anything. Jumpstarting your routine will be like placing those cables on your internal battery. Just be careful when you start to spark.
You are Extraordinary!
Week 7: What should go next?
This exercise is a good early-in-the-year alternative to giving up on a goal later. The gentle reorganization of how your life is set up might end up with a more efficient or comfortable method. I wanted to get into the habit of starting my day with green tea instead of black tea. Not a giant leap. But trying that for a couple of days, I realized that I could also switch up my beloved cottage cheese with berries for another healthy bowl which ended up being oatmeal. I really like oatmeal and don’t even know when I let it slide from my repertoire. I guess breaking the stack loosened up my knowledge of what to stack.
I am a builder.
