An important realisation is that you already have a routine, it might not be the optimal but you do have one. Even if you routine is "going to bed every night a different hour", it is a routine. Not going to gym in the mornings, it is a routine. Just have a look to your repeated behaviours, even if they are variable, if the variability repeats then it is a pattern.

In other words it is useful to demystify the routine, and realise that you already have one, you just need to adjust to make it more optimal.

In response to:

m1dnigh7: > I truly envy people with routines or rituals...

andrewflnr: > I hate that this might actually be true...