Over the past five posts, we've defined the three modes of a practice, worked out what each one looks like for you, looked at the signals that it's time to shift, walked through how to make each shift, and covered what to do when a shift happens without warning. This final post puts it all on a calendar.

Hibernate mode is for rest. But rest doesn't always mean doing nothing, and for many of us, a little light puttering is part of what makes a break feel restful. A quiet hour with a cup of tea and a messy folder can be oddly satisfying.

Knowing which mode your practice is in is half the work. The other half is knowing what to actually do once you're there.