Like a snake sheds its skin, we are capable of getting rid of assembled habits, creating space to call matters into question. Instead of the Shakespearian ' To be or not to be ' we could favor ' to become or not to become'. By 'becoming', we challenge the range of possibilities in our life and go beyond the merely 'being'. We can retreat, then, from the imprisonment of a deadly routine, acquire an identity and develop our personality. ( 'Man without Qualities' ).

If our mind remains freeze-framed by inhibiting and hampering habits, in an ever-changing world, we won’t be able to get rid of that weird feeling of not belonging anywhere and not taking part in authentic life challenges. ('Not on the shortlist').