Break the Patterns!
Well it's coming to the end of October which means I've nearly completed my 3 month sojourn in Europe. My partner Shane and I have spent the last couple of months traveling throughout Italy and France. Traveling is such a fantastic way to remind yourself that every culture lives life quite differently, even Westernised countries! We have marveled at the differences in between Australia and France/Italy. For starters, Shane had to get used to driving on the right hand side of the road pretty quickly! We also had to remember that most shops closed everyday from 12 - 2 so that lunch could be enjoyed with friends and family. Of course, the types of foods were completely different too; no sliced bread here only long thin baguettes everyday and no regular cheddar cheese only guyere, emmental, goats cheese, blue cheese and so on!
The differences are great because it jolts your brain out of a pattern that you're used to and this jolt can spur on great creativity. So think about the routines that you follow everyday and try something different. It could be travelling a different way into work, adding a comment on a blog post, trying something new for breakfast, going to a different networking event or watching a movie from an unfamiliar genre! Break the patterns and try something new today.
posted by Alicia Curtis @ 11:56 PM
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