Are You In That 'RINSE & REPEAT' Mode?

Are You In That 'RINSE & REPEAT' Mode?  OR is this NOT a 'talking point' at all for you?  Me thinks we need to devote our thread today about RINSE & REPEAT patterns.  Other than normal daily chores like eating and sleeping [and of course working for your rice bowl], we all get caught up, more often unconsciously, in that RINSE & REPEAT pattern. Everyone, it seems, is talking about CHANGE and the need to CHANGE.  No look farther than WHEN yearend is coming and everyone's talking about NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.  Looking back, year-on-year, how many of us were [and are still] dead serious in doing a post-mortem to find out HOW did we fare with that perennial NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.  Are You In That 'RINSE & REPEAT' Mode???

BUT alas, we keep repeating that familiar pattern.  It's like going to the edge of a 50-foot cliff and jumping WHEN all you've witnessed are others ahead of you jumping away.  As a result, you DON'T see WHAT they did before they jumped and WHAT the landing area looks like OR WHAT happened WHEN they landed down there!  So, the $64 question is, are we dead serious enough on the right things for us to pursue if we are serious enough to have change roll out and for us to progress along?  Through the years at the workplace, I've heard BEST PRACTICES a zillion times BUT the question is, HOW impactful are those BEST PRACTICES IF and WHEN we are caught up in the RINSE & REPEAT mode???

So, the bigger question is, WHERE have those best practices gone?  Me thinks this all boils down to human nature.  In the corporate world, when the top honcho cracks the whip and rolls out an initiative, verily true, more often, everyone toes the line, no exception.  BUT count 2-3 years down the road.  Can you look back, WHAT and WHERE are those initiatives as it stands today?  More likely, it's been [NOT intentionally] buried in the bushels of oblivion.  NO THANKS to the latest 'flavor of the month'.  YES, I do experience that de ja vu over and over again😌😌😌

Question that befuddles me.  WHY too many of us do chase the latest fads and instantly, we tend to [unconsciously] sweep under the rugs the previous initiatives?  OH YES, there is only one explanation here.  It's that many of us do still get trapped in that RINSE & REPEAT mode.  NOT being an expert in the field of psychology, my take here is that only one single word explains this conundrum.  MOMENTUM.  Unless and until we can keep that MOMENTUM going, we will all get caught up in that RINSE and REPEAT mode.  So, WHAT fix can we consider so that we DON'T get locked-in to that vicious cycle?  Again, it's spelled M-O-M-E-N-T-U-M.  Unless and until you can sustain it, along the way, you may get waylaid [again and again]❌❌❌

Our takeaway:  This is NO rocket science.  It all boils down to our self-discipline to stick to our goals [and timelines we committed to] WHILE sustaining that self-drive.  BUT you might challenge me, WHAT's wrong with the RINSE & REPEAT mode?  Nothing wrong EXCEPT that WHEN you're in RINSE & REPEAT mode, you will LIKELY miss out initiating new improvements OR you will LIKELY miss out even correcting existing flaws OR mistakes.  In a nutshell, WHEN you are in RINSE & REPEAT mode, you may likely stall and even stagnate.  BUT WHO wants to end up in that rot?  Lastly, WHAT will you lose if you endeavor to override your RINSE & REPEAT mode?  Nothing really because that's the win-win step to go❗❗❗