Based on your comments and edit, it sounds like you genuinely weren't trying to be offensive. What I'd say is that we're all driven by habit more than we reali

Based on your comments and edit, it sounds like you genuinely weren't trying to be offensive. What I'd say is that we're all driven by habit more than we realize. It sounds like the parent poster has cultivated a habit that's healthy and productive for them. They actually enjoy it and it brings a positive structure to their life. Someone who dresses down every day is also guided by a habit. It may be deliberate, or it may not be. I'm not being judgemental - I happen to mostly wear t shirts and jeans these days, though ones I really enjoy. Finding a habit that makes your life better can be freeing. It automates something you have to do every day anyway, and the alternative of making a choice every day to do something unique could actually be a negative - it burns up valuable mental resources that culminate in decision making fatigue, which can really mess with your willpower by the end of the day. In a sense we all rigidly follow habits, or a script. But mindfully shaping them can be a powerful tool.