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Do Habits Ruin Our Experiences?

In class and in the 2nd discussion, a question and debatable topic that stuck out to me was the thought, are we stuck in our habits or are we actually aware? I thought this was a great question because I personally have never really thought about this idea and honestly, I would say that I'm stuck living my life through familiar habits.  With this being true and pondering about this topic, I now acknowledge that I've most likely missed out on situations in which I could have set up myself for enjoyment or more opportunities. With this truth not only being applicable to myself, I began to wonder, why do we allow ourselves to get stuck in these never-ending cycles if they are not, in most cases, bringing us much happiness? Overall, it all leads to the topic of familiarity. We tend to stick to what we know and what we're comfortable with because obviously, it's the easier way to go about it and requires no extra effort. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that having...