I have been trying to purposefully break patterns and routines for many years. Figure I can't expect different results doing the same things.

I look at everything I do and dissect it and see if I can do it a better way, a more efficient way, or maybe decide it's something to discard altogether. I think it's a process anons kind of do naturally as we process info and input.

As I go thru the day I am trying to not be on auto pilot if that makes sense, trying to notice details and things I may be missing. Lately I've been driving new routes, down different streets, exploring new places. In my mind I had this crazy thought that near the boundaries of my daily routine it may be more pixelated, perhaps the matrix less defined. I know it sounds out there, but almost feel like I am searching for the cracks so I can pry them open and break out.

Today I tried soursop tea instead of coffee, it's filled with antioxidants and is anti-inflammatory. The fine tuning of life continues. ;)

Thank you for sharing your approach. It makes sense to me. I often feel constrained doing things the same way. Husband loves fixed routines, feels best without changes. There is an inertia against change.