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Do some of you keep doing things "the old way" even though there's an objectively better alternative?
I noticed about myself that I keep getting stuck doing things a certain way, even though I know perfectly well that it's not smart, and that the other way would be easier. Eventually, I switch to the new way, but it takes me much longer than it would others.
An example: Earlier this year, I was somewhere with a lot of snow, and I went for a walk through the snow every day. The snow was hard enough to walk on, but as it got warmer, the snow got softer, and I started sinking in knee-deep during my walk. The owners of the place suggested I used their snow-shoes (large, flat things to put under your shoes so you don't sink in). Rationally, I knew that it made sense to start using the snow shoes. But it took me at least a week of sinking in and getting wet and cold feet, until I finally got over myself and started using the snow shoes. Switching to something new and unfamiliar (I had never used snow shoes before) just took a lot of effort. I even felt stupid about myself every day, because I didn't know why I didn't just switch, but I only managed after a few days of struggling. It made no real sense why I acted this way.
That's just an example, but it could be extended to many things. Continuing to walk a certain way to get some place, even though you suspect that there might be a shortcut. When starting uni at a new city, I took the same train to the same station for the first few months, even though I strongly suspected there being a shorter way with another train and a different station, simply because this way was the only one I knew and which felt somewhat familiar.
Not big things, just habits and things you get stuck in, even though you cognitively know that there's a better alternative.
Do some of you have that as well?
I noticed about myself that I keep getting stuck doing things a certain way, even though I know perfectly well that it's not smart, and that the other way would be easier. Eventually, I switch to the new way, but it takes me much longer than it would others.
An example: Earlier this year, I was somewhere with a lot of snow, and I went for a walk through the snow every day. The snow was hard enough to walk on, but as it got warmer, the snow got softer, and I started sinking in knee-deep during my walk. The owners of the place suggested I used their snow-shoes (large, flat things to put under your shoes so you don't sink in). Rationally, I knew that it made sense to start using the snow shoes. But it took me at least a week of sinking in and getting wet and cold feet, until I finally got over myself and started using the snow shoes. Switching to something new and unfamiliar (I had never used snow shoes before) just took a lot of effort. I even felt stupid about myself every day, because I didn't know why I didn't just switch, but I only managed after a few days of struggling. It made no real sense why I acted this way.
That's just an example, but it could be extended to many things. Continuing to walk a certain way to get some place, even though you suspect that there might be a shortcut. When starting uni at a new city, I took the same train to the same station for the first few months, even though I strongly suspected there being a shorter way with another train and a different station, simply because this way was the only one I knew and which felt somewhat familiar.
Not big things, just habits and things you get stuck in, even though you cognitively know that there's a better alternative.
Do some of you have that as well?
