Habits

Habits can be positive or negative, depending on how they affect our wellbeing and health. For example, getting up at a regular time is a good habit, but unhealthy foods is not. Habits can take a lot of effort to establish (such as writing on a regular basis), or be easy (watching hours of TV throughout the day).

We define the routines of our lives by our habits. It could be a habit to wake up a certain time of the day, to exercise, or to eat at a certain hour. Living by habits is efficient to keep us on schedule and to keep work patterns consistent. At the same time, bad habits can hold us back, keep us from growing or maturing (i.e. anything that inhibits responsibility).

But what happens when put the habit(s) on hold? What happens we try something that is, perhaps, random or spontaneous? It’s said that it’s good to try something new, such as to try a new foods, or visit/travel to new places. What if we broke the pattern?

Spontaneity, in this sense, can be good, since it broadens our knowledge and experience. Habits can stifle this aspect of our lives if we stick to them too rigidly. If we regularly eat the same food at the same restaurant, why not try something new? Why not step outside of our habits every now and then–outside our comfort zone? Maybe we’ll find something better–something we had no idea existed.