Why We Do What We Do & Why Others Don't (Part I)

A cultural analysis of automatic behaviors, global norms, and the limits of personal choice.

“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." - Anaïs Nin

We live on automatic. As creatures of habit, we go through our days doing as we have always done.

These habits come from our culture.

With few exceptions, we see no reason to change them because the way we do things in our culture is the way things are done.

Your instinct to extend you…