My old sourdough starter used to feel like a chore. Then I started feeding it right after my morning planning session. Now the two tasks feel linked, and I don't forget either one.
Yeah, you're onto something bigger there. I see it with stuff like my morning coffee brew time lining up with checking overnight emails, or laundry cycles acting as a timer for taking a short break from screens. It's all these little natural clocks we set up without even trying. They just build a quiet kind of order into the day. Lets you keep moving without having to think too hard about it.
Hold up, you sync coffee brewing with checking emails? That's a level of morning control I've never seen. My routine is more like stumbling to the kitchen half-awake.
Read an article once about how these mini-routines free up brain space for bigger tasks. It said pairing physical actions with mental ones makes habits stick. Makes sense why we end up with these little clocks without even trying, lol.