> I don't really care much for celebrations There is an anecdote related to Neils Bohr but possible only tangentially related to him [1]. From the linked artic

> I don't really care much for celebrations There is an anecdote related to Neils Bohr but possible only tangentially related to him [1]. From the linked article I've pasted the anecdote: > Bohr used to keep a horseshoe on the door of his house. In European (and Indian) superstitions, the horseshoe is believed to be an object that guards the house against the evil spirits. A friend, upon seeing the horseshoe on the door of Bohr's house, asked Bohr as to whether he subscribed to the relevant superstitions. Bohr replied that he didn't believe in them but he was told that the horseshoe works whether or not one believes in their power. Team rituals are like this horseshoe. They appear to work whether or not you believe in their power. 1. https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/8387/is-the-anecdote-about-niels-bohr-keeping-a-horseshoe-on-his-door-true https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/8387/is-the-anecdote...