Dangers of routines.

Routines are dangerous. But you must not fear them as a knife. As knife, although dangerous to a monkey, can be handy, when it's uses and limitations are known. Similarly, when routines are known for what good and evil they possess, they can be tools not weapons.

Routines are dangerous when they are made by your boss

One such sign Routines are dangerous is if they are made by someone else for you. Generally, as inevitably every non-Saint human being is possessed by their own greed, whoever make the rules make sure they align their intentions, not yours. This makes digging up a hole in the ground hoping for emeralds far better than working in a corporate job. At least in theory. In other words, if universe had plans for your prosperity, it wouldn't have place you in a corporate job.

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Routines are dangerous when you're addicted to them.

Routines have tendency to be addictive. Like a morning cup of coffee. This is the most powerful thing about Routines, as time goes by there would be less motivation and effort needed to complete a task. However, this also can push oneself into a comfortable corner of the universe, sometimes without any hope of progression. Routine itself might provide some bare minimum subjective hope and satisfaction for the survival of the soul. But facts remain that unknown is more for any human being at any given time and deliberate breaks in routine and drop of randomness can be a good thing in the long term. So, we can extend our limits of life for a better overall quality.

Routines suppress thinking and creativity.

Some routines suppress creativity and thinking. Routines either be helpful or hinder the course of creativity. A routine which has creativity as a primary goal would be helpful in promoting just that. But all the other routines are killers of creativity. Mindless scrolling, 8-5 routines, traditions, rituals, they all suppress thinking and creativity.

How can we overcome some problems of these routines?

We cannot avoid routines. It's impossible and unnecessary. For a major part of anyone's day we should embrace routines. As they provide a canoe for us to raft through the day without much effort and thinking. But it is essential we play the day by different rules. We should add a drop of randomness to our routines. When we deliberately add some elements of randomness to our routines we create more opportunities for change. These might not be good changes always but rarely one or two changes that we introduce to our routines will stick for the better altering entire future course of life.

As an example, when I used to study for competitive exams in college, I would deliberately mix up topics and randomly pick up one to study. Like pulling out a random card from the deck and studying it. Then I would often notice even topics I was sure that I grasped had more stuff to offer for understanding. And it would be more difficult, but enjoyable as no longer I have to memorize A to Z. Even if I forget C, I will know what E and F means by being purely random.