Are we?

Is it best to avoid "habit" or is there a "good" version and a "bad" version?

There are people in the world who wake up at 5:45 a.m. and go running, shower, get dressed and cook breakfast before they get in their cars and go to work. There are more people in the world who wake up at 5:45 a.m. and confirm they are still alive before they think about what they will do today to survive.

Who are we? I guess we're comprised of things we like and things we don't like.
"Liking" something has good connotations, so why wouldn't we do what we like over and over? But what if we didn't have a choice? And there it is. You are a creature of habit. With multiple interests and multiple habits, time will pass you by while you're trying to "fix" the inconsistencies.

It's important to remember that your interests won't have a tendency to align and compliment each other. Let's take me for example. I like having a glass of wine before going to bed. I like sleeping in. I like waking up without a headache. I like being efficient. I like making money.

Let's take a closer look. I like having a glass of wine... I like having another glass of wine... you see where this habit is leading. I like pressing the snooze button until the alarm stops going off. I like sleeping until 11:00 a.m. or whenever the hell I wake up. I hate waking up with a hangover. I like sleeping in so much, I don't care if I skip the jogging, the shower and the breakfast and show up late to work looking frumpy because I like making money, and if I don't show up, I don't make money.

This will keep my conflict of interests occupied until I retire. Dammit. It feels like I was young about two weeks ago - young with dreams and confidence, ready to apply my talent. Here I am. Ten years later.

There needs to be a work revolution. Get a job. Do it. When you want. Forty hours a week. Same rules. Different game.

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