There are some habits that as they grow upon people transition from being “habits“ to “vices”. Smoking, drug taking, alcohol drinking, gambling, and other habits can become addictions that cost plenty and don’t return very much value because of their characteristics. In terms of money, health, family and community building, they offer very little benefit but I’m saw a great deal of time and cause people to miss placed their priorities.

In reflecting upon this question, the habit that I most cherish is the habit of “recall“. I think back over times that have been I remember my efforts as an educator, parent, husband, and contributor.

The habit of recall has assisted me in my writings on social, and educational issues particularly. I’ve also been able to recall and write some aspects of history associated with our time in education which commenced in 1970. I have been helped by the diaries that I’ve kept over the years but also have a good remembrance of situations and incidents and ride on issues that are focused and also anecdotal.

I am careful when writing about anecdotal stuff because that’s very personal.

Being able to recall and having that as a habit is useful in terms of keeping my mind active and going back over time connecting the dots to follow developments in all sorts of areas of a political, educational, social, and developmental nature. It also helps me to be aware and to be wary of policy development where that is simply revisiting something that has been tried in the past and then discarded.

I think ‘recalling’ is a good habit to have.