Discussion: The role of habits and routines in people's lives

One of the requests of your task is to discuss the role of habits and routines in people’s lives. You should, of course, take the short story "For Philip, on His Last Night at the Palace" by Stuart Nadler as the main source of your answer, but it is important to also focus on other aspects related to habits and routines.

So, what makes people hold on to certain habits? Just like Philip, we all have habits and routines we follow strictly; we sometimes are aware of them, but other times we become oblivious to the fact that they govern our lives more than we let ourselves believe.

Habits can create a sense of security. For example, praying can be such a habit. Many people introduce praying to a certain divinity in their daily life; praying can help people feel more secure.

• Can you come up with other habits that bring a sense of security?
• Do you believe that superstitions and acting according to them can be seen as habits that make people feel secure?

Habits can create order and organization. B...