Peter's regular process

I have been addicted to coffee for several decades now. I need it. The preparation and enjoyment of coffee consumes about an hour of each day for me. The process of making coffee is a ritual that gets my day off to a healthy, refreshing start. 

First, select the beans you prefer. I usually use arabica beans that I buy at Tops at Silom Complex. They have a pleasant taste that is strong but not bitter. Occasionally I buy a packet of the much more expensive Blue Mountain beans to spoil myself, or when I’m expecting a guest who I know will like them. Next, put the selected beans into the coffee grinder and press the button to turn it on. You can use pre-ground beans, but it’s better to grind your own, and enjoy the sound of them being turned into a powder ready for the water. 

While the beans are being ground, releasing their first delightful aroma, prepare a filter paper by folding it into a cone and placing it in the drip machine. Some people use a French press or a fancy espresso machine, but I like my coffee plain and simple, so my ritual has not varied for decades. In fact, I’m still using the same drip coffee machine that I bought about 25 years ago. It continues to serve me very well. At this point, water for a very large cup is also poured into the machine. 

The ground coffee is then tipped into the filter paper, it’s locked in place, and the switch is turned on. The water is heated in small amounts that pour over the freshly ground coffee and then drip down into the jug below it. This takes about five minutes, during which time you can get ready for the final product. I spend these minutes turning on my computer and opening the newspapers I browse every morning. 

Finally, the coffee is ready. It is poured into the waiting cup, so that I can enjoy it as I follow my morning ritual of quickly checking Facebook, then looking through the Bangkok Post, the New York Times, and other newspapers and magazines I subscribe to. The simple process of making and enjoying a large, strong coffee provides a relaxed, regular start to my day, every day. 

Processes we regularly follow

Definition

process, noun: 

"A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end." (Lexico, def. 1)
 

Why follow processes?

As the definition from Lexico, Oxford Dictionaries, suggests, we follow processes because they provide a step by step way of achieving a goal, an end result, that we want, whether a delicious cup of coffee in the morning, a successful workout, a memorable birthday party,  a successful Ph.D. thesis, making a shirt, baking cookies, or moving house. 
 

Our examples  

We have been following a process to bring us to here: 

1. we chose a topic to write about = a process we regularly follow
2. we got ideas on that chosen topic
3. we organized our ideas on our topic 
4. now, we will write down those organized ideas. 
• you already have the ideas. You only need to turn them into sentences organized in paragraphs in a very short essay. 
• introduction → introduce your topic = what is your chosen process? 
• give some background / point → Why is it interesting? Why does it matter to you? Why did you chose this topic to write about? 
• tell us your main idea about the process = a general idea about it and perhaps the final outcome. 
• body = describe the steps in your process in order. One or two paragraphs will probably be enough. You don't have time for a lot of detail. 
• conclusion = end your essay. 
• restating the thesis with some new perspective from the ideas in the body is usual here. 
• and perhaps add a final comment that clearly tells readers: "The end."
   
• You have 12:00 minutes to write your short essay describing your chosen process. 
   
  And before we click "Publish" there are a few more steps: 
5. review what we have written: is it a complete answer?  Is it clear? = 3:00 minutes
6. revise our comment: cut, add or move ideas. = 4:00 minutes
7. proofread = check the grammar and spelling = 3:00 minutes
8. finally, publish our essay.