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The thing you did three times before realizing you'd built a cage out of habit.
EtymologyFrom Latin 'consuetudo,' meaning long-established practice
Legal forceCustomary law governs without ever being written down
Customs dutySame root: a 'customary' tax owed to rulers
Brain wiringHabits literally carve neural pathways through repetition
Culture clashOne nation's custom is another's unthinkable taboo