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• I always start with some elaborate training plan and then the first travel week or sick day blows it up and I quit entirely
• Every time I travel my whole routine falls apart
• A week of being sick (or away on a trip) knocked all my routines off the rails, and now I’m back but somehow can’t pick them up again
• The moment a week gets busy I drop the workout, the reading, the good habits entirely
• I go all-out for a few days and then crash, and the first time I’m tired or busy the whole thing falls apart

Practices that may help

1. Structure zone 2 sessions for consistency, not motivation
   The most effective zone 2 session is the one you will actually do consistently for months — design for adherence, not optimization.
   Zone 2 Training
2. Use the protocol’s portability as its primary advantage
   The 7-minute workout’s real superpower is that it can be done anywhere — use this to maintain training during travel and disrupted routines.
   The 7-Minute Workout, Made Practical
3. Conduct a habit audit after any major disruption
   After illness, travel, or any routine disruption, deliberately audit which habits are still active and reinstall those that lapsed.
   The Habit Discontinuity Effect
4. Identify minimum viable versions of your priorities
   For each priority, define the smallest version that still counts so busy weeks don't erase it.
   The Time Audit
5. Favor consistency over intensity
   Show up small every day rather than going hard occasionally.
   Kaizen: Change by Tiny Steps
6. Define a minimum viable day for travel, illness, and chaos
   Pre-decide what counts as a link on bad days so the chain survives life disruptions.
   The Seinfeld Strategy: Don’t Break the Chain
7. Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
   On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
   Big Rocks First
8. Compare ideal and actual week each Friday
   Review the gap between the week you designed and the week you lived, and pick one structural change.
   Ideal Week Design
9. Do a brief weekly review and planning session
   Each week, review what happened, clear the decks, and commit to next week’s MITs.
   Zen To Done (ZTD), Made Practical
10. Weekly planning
    Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
    Time Blocking, Made Practical

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