Esteemed Grockiteer Kunal pointed me to site that he suggested I’d love: Daily Routines (and he’s correct – I do love it). It gathers the sometimes eccentric but often inspiring routines of writers, artists, and other creatives.

Reading about these routines reminds of something Malcolm Gladwell said in a recent WYNC Radiolab podcast about why he thinks Tiger Woods is less an exceptional athlete than he is an exceptional follower of routine. Tiger Woods is good at following a rigid and consistent practice routine. Gladwell jokes (I hope) that Tiger Woods is good at routinely hitting 10,000 golf balls every morning, emphasizing the benefit of being obsessive about practicing.

If you’re studying for the GMAT, playing practice games with your peers at Grockit is something you should do on a regular basis. Find people within your local community who can study with you and meet and play together daily. As a group, not only will you encourage each other to keep the routine alive, you’ll collectively learn more and help solidify your individual practice routines.

Start well in advance of your GMAT test date and learn how to be consistent, even obsessive, about practicing. Be like Tiger!