Megan Edgelow is an assistant professor of health sciences at Queen's University, Ontario. The word "routine" can bring to mind words like mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic's disruptions to ...

Many of us know someone who genuinely seems to enjoy routines: The colleague who meal preps their lunches for the week on Sundays. The sister who has had a consistent gym routine for the last decade.

A minority of people identify with loving routines. A life filled with consistent habits is their natural bliss. Others begrudgingly accept the usefulness of routines, while another minority actively ...