Habits, routines, and schedules are intended to give us structure. Routines are a sequence of actions that we perform with a particular end in mind.

In a perfect world, we would only interact with kind, considerate and like-minded people. No one would ever be cranky, snippy, or take pot shots at us. Unfortunately, that’s not reality. 

Many people believe empathy is one of society’s most highly valued virtues because it connects us and allows us to function and live together in society. In our disconnected, virtual way of living, we slowly lose touch with others and start to see everything as a little less real. 

William James, the father of modern psychology, hypothesized that the relationship between emotion and behavior was a two-way street and that behavior can cause emotion and emotions can impact behavior.