http://www.apreche.net/habits-and-routine/ One geeks thoughts on the geekeries of the world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:54:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.apreche.net/habits-and-routine/#comment-40796 tektonick Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:52:13 +0000 http://www.apreche.net/blog/2004/06/23/habits-and-routine/#comment-40796 Habits are not bad per se, it's just difficult to get rid of bad or no longer useful habits and establish new, better ones. I think the problems start when you become too afraid, uncomfortable or lazy to break out of the routine. I find that there are all kinds of rationalizing thoughts going on explaining why not to try something new: it's stupid, it's dangerous, I don't like the people there, I'm tired, the weather isn't good enough, there will be time for it later, I just <i>know</i> that I will not enjoy this, etc. I'm aware of these thoughts, and it takes my conscious effort to try something new anyway. The thing is: usually I find out that I did not and often <i>could not</i> predict correctly what a new situation would be like. And most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised. Habits are not bad per se, it’s just difficult to get rid of bad or no longer useful habits and establish new, better ones. I think the problems start when you become too afraid, uncomfortable or lazy to break out of the routine. I find that there are all kinds of rationalizing thoughts going on explaining why not to try something new: it’s stupid, it’s dangerous, I don’t like the people there, I’m tired, the weather isn’t good enough, there will be time for it later, I just know that I will not enjoy this, etc. I’m aware of these thoughts, and it takes my conscious effort to try something new anyway. The thing is: usually I find out that I did not and often could not predict correctly what a new situation would be like. And most of the time I’m pleasantly surprised.

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