Avoiding Ruts

When I was in 7th grade, a teacher told us that you should put your shoes and socks on in a different order every day in order to remind yourself not to fall into a rut.

I thought that was good advice, and I've tried to follow it ever since. But I have top admit to feeling kind of silly this morning when I realized I'd just put one sock on half way, then the other halfway, then the first was pulled up all the way, then the shoe (untied), then the other sock was pulled up, then the other shoe (again untied), go back and tie the first shoe, then tie the second.

It doesn't have to be unique each day, just different from the day before, but I don't think I'd ever used that particular variation in the past.

Has it helped? Dunno. I seem to do the same thing every morning - this shoe and sock in a different order thing - and it feels kind of ruttish.