Coronavirus: Why Is It Good To Keep Our Daily Routine?
Why is it good to keep our daily routine during the coronavirus pandemic we are experiencing? We tell you about it here.
The world is under attack from a pandemic caused by the infectious disease Covid-19, caused by a virus now known to all as the “new coronavirus”. The spread of this pathogen has resulted in a major restructuring of our lives, as well as the priorities and needs of each person. To deal with the situation, we must remain indoors in quarantine, in order to contain the spread of the virus.
It is very important, therefore, that we try in every way to maintain our daily routine, even though we are forced to redefine our normal habits and have more free time to spend within the walls of the house.
Continuing to follow certain behaviors and behaviors in our daily lives will help us to overcome the difficult circumstances we are experiencing in the best possible way. Our daily routine is essential to ensure greater organization, tranquility and harmony inside our home.
What are routines? What about the daily routines?
Speaking of “routine” we refer to that series of habits or customs that are acquired as a result of the prolonged repetition of a task or activity over time. Therefore, routines are practices that, with the passage of time, become comparable to automatisms and are associated, in most cases, with pre-established procedures and times.
Consequently, a daily routine is made up of all those behaviors and behaviors that we put into practice in our daily life, from when we get out of bed to when we go to sleep. These are habits associated with mealtimes, hygiene practices, or rest. Or to habits we adopt when we go to work, do house cleaning or go shopping.
In addition, habits regarding the type of diet we follow, leisure or the hours we dedicate to study and learning belong to the daily routine.
Benefits of routines
It is important for adults to continue to follow certain daily routines and to teach them to their children from an early age. Routines have benefits such as the following:
- They are based on a structure and an organization, thanks to which we are able to predict events. In this way, routines allow you to maintain greater control over the environment around us.
- With this control over our life, routines offer us greater confidence and security.
- They help maintain adequate levels of stress, nervousness and negativity in people who interact in a certain environment.
Why is it good to keep our daily routine in times of coronavirus?
As we have already pointed out, maintaining our daily routine brings important benefits. Even more so in these times of forced isolation due to the spread of the coronavirus. Here are the reasons that justify maintaining these habits and the resulting benefits:
- Establishing and respecting certain times, such as getting up and going to sleep, or meal times, helps ensure that the whole family can organize themselves. In this way, the whole family will be able to share meal times and rest properly.
- It is good that fixed times are established to stay connected to the Internet and social networks. It is not recommended to be constantly connected to your phone or computer. Spending too many hours in front of a screen has negative effects on our eyesight. It also leads to increased anxiety levels.
- Especially in families where there are children, it is essential to continue to follow schedules and routines that favor their correct development. Children should not lose the habit of doing their homework every day, having fun and recreation, eating at certain times and going to sleep early.
- Even though we know that we cannot leave the house and that no one will visit us, it is important that we maintain our personal hygiene and that of the house. Taking a shower every day, taking off our pajamas and getting dressed, taking care of our hygiene and tidying up the house… All this helps to keep us in a good state of mind.
- It is also a good thing that even the moments dedicated to leisure are relatively planned and controlled. The aim is to prevent these situations from interfering with other aspects of our daily routine, such as the order, meals or rest times we have mentioned. Likewise, it is very useful to establish a set time for reading, doing some manual activity or watching some television series. Warning: watch series, but without getting saturated.
In times of coronavirus, maintaining our daily routine is paramount
It is clear that this quarantine, caused by the spread of the coronavirus, has given many of us a great deal of free time. And there’s nothing wrong with dedicating some of this time to rest, get bored, and watch more movies than ever.
However, we must avoid by all means at our disposal that the confinement we are experiencing makes us lose the notion of time. This would be a dangerous phenomenon, because it could lead us to become more restless, negative and even sad.
A useful tip regarding our daily routine is to plan the day according to different tasks or commitments. In other words, doing housework, taking care of cleaning and order. Satisfy our work, professional or school commitments and, finally, dedicate ourselves to social relationships: talk and keep in touch with friends and family.
In these difficult moments in our life it is important that we get distracted and keep ourselves active, awake and optimistic. And all this is possible if we organize our day based on schedules, activities and tasks, without putting off anything until the next day. In other words, don’t give up and keep following our daily routine during isolation.
