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+title = "Style"
+description = "How habits and routines can be a form of style."
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["Thoughts", "100 days to offload"]
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+
+Stephen Ango recently wrote about style, and how it can be a [consistent
+constraint][ango_post] and that inspired me to write this post.
+
+Ever since I read Charles Duhigg's [The Power of Habit][habit_book] in 2015,
+I've been fasinated by habits and consistency. When I read the book I became
+much more aware of my own habits and routines.
+
+After telling yourself to do a certain behaviour over time, making a routine,
+like wearing a certain kind of clothes, washing up after eating etc., it will
+eventually become a habit.
+
+Habits and routines can be a form for style. It can help when you need to stay
+consistent. You don't need to think of them as constraints, but rather a way to
+offload the need to consider or think about something, letting you use that
+energy on something more important. An example could be: What am I going to wear
+tomorrow? If you have established a style, it will become automatic and you
+don't need to spend time nor energy when making the decision.
+
+Some examples from my own habits and routines:
+
+- I wear clothes without logos.
+- I use `YYYY-MM-DD` ([ISO 8601][iso]) dates everywhere.
+- I bring my notebook everywhere.
+- I reverse park anywhere I can.
+- I use [conventional commits][con_commit] when using Git.
+
+Like Stephen, I want to say you do you. Don't let anyone else tell you what is
+better, forming habits and routines doesn't happen overnight. Experiment and let
+yourself be inspired by others and find your own.
+
+[ango_post]: https://stephango.com/style
+[habit_book]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Habit
+[iso]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
+[con_commit]: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/