Habits are Bad!

Habits are Bad!

Ah well. Yes, habits can be a mixed blessing. The most obvious problem with habits is that they persist, sometimes beyond their useful time. The guarding that made sense when you tripped over that curb is now causing you more trouble than the original injury would have. The assumptions that made sense with the information you had twenty years ago—they could use a refresher but you sidestep the fresh information. The belief you formed about your competence when you were a child has lasted into your adulthood.