Change is happening faster. A useful term to describe this is future shock. These days, interruptions take place much more often.

For example, during the two years between 2020 and 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted all of our lives. In my own efforts to avoid getting COVID-19, I paused many routines I’d taken for granted, including working out at the gym and hugging family and friends. 

Even though it’s been a few years since, and life has largely gone back to normal, I find it challenging to resume some—many—of the good habits I had built before. 

When a good practice or habit is interrupted, the wise thing to do is to keep the interruption brief, bias for continuity, and put effort into resuming.