Having The Same Daily Routine Kills Your Soul

Make Time For Randomness

Nassim Taleb said:

“If you know, in the morning, what your day looks like with any precision, you are a little bit dead—the more precision, the more dead you are.”

What I believe Nassim is saying here is that we need spontaneity in our lives.

Going through the motions and doing the same things daily can feel like Groundhog Day.

We all have jobs, and the majority of our days will be very similar.

At least for a fixed number of hours.

For example, if you go to work from 9-5 and you do the exact same things every night. Over time, your life will feel boring and stale.

How I’m implementing this advice is to:
1. Go on holiday spontaneously.
2. In my free time after work, I do something random, e.g., go to the beach, watch a film at the cinema, go for a long walk in nature, or even read and write in a coffee shop or meet up with friends. For example, I’m thinking about climbing a mountain soon. I don’t know when, but when I’ve got the time, I’ll just go and do it.

How do I know Nassim Taleb’s advice is correct?

I’ve put it into action.

Recently, I randomly went to the beach at night after work and enjoyed the spontaneity of doing so.

Last month, I went on a last-minute trip to Rome. Nothing was strictly planned. I flanuered my way through the city, stumbling upon the major attractions such as the Colleseum, Vatican, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, etc.

I also talked to people from all over the world, including Italians, Canadians, and Germans, and I had a great time doing so.

In life, we seek adventure.

And spontaneity can be the catalyst for adventure.

Some of the best times I’ve had were the result of spontaneous action.

I urge you to give some time every day to spontaneity and randomness.

And you’ll notice that sometimes beautiful things come from that randomness.

We aren’t robots, so we shouldn’t live life like one.