Are habits useful or aren't they? I would say they can be both. If a habit consists in the conscious repetition of thoughts and behaviors, it can contribute to your personal progress. As an athlete, a dancer or a musician can attain quasi-perfection in their fields through a constant, patient repetition of their exercises, similarly can you improve yourself by paying constant attention to your usual attitude and behavior, making changes whenever it seems suitable. Excellence does not consist so much in the action itself, bur rather in the way it is carried out. On the other hand, a habit can be harmful when it makes you lazy, when it deprives you of enthusiasm and makes you passively accept a certain lifestyle, when it pushes you to continue trudging in the rut you find yourself in, without wondering if it's possible to get out of it or - even - if it's worth trying. Mediocre human beings will never excel because they are unaware of their capability of being more, of doing more, of obtaining more from Life.
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