India, Oct. 24 -- The magnificent theory about making one's own bed every morning is one that came to me rather late along life's journey. Admiral William H McRaven, author of the mega-bestselling book "Make Your Bed", nails a lot of home truths by emphasising that routine and structure are highly significant, more so in this era. We live in times of flexi-schedules and work-from-anywhere. By maintaining a certain regimen and rule for ourselves, we tend to be more organised in most aspects of life.

My friend Dinesh Kapila, who now heads the Institute for the Blind in Chandigarh, recalls the stifling days of the pandemic when his illustrious father, Maj Gen Rajendra Nath, would dress up in his suit, ready to leave for the office at 9 am e...