a habit
A habit is something you do so much you start to feel stupid if you don't do it.
I eat pizza every day. If I miss one day, my brain thinks I've been kidnapped.
I text my best friend 50 times a day. If I don't, I get anxious like I'm being haunted.
I check my phone every 3 minutes. If I don't, I feel like I've been exiled from the modern world.
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