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Tropoclastics

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English

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Etymology

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From Greek τρόπος (tropos, “turn, manner, habit”) + -clast (“breaker”) + -ics (“field of study or science”).

Literally: “the science of breaking habits.”

Noun

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tropoclastics (usually uncountable)

  1. The science or systematic study of breaking habits, e.g. routines, or entrenched patterns of behavior.
  2. A theoretical or practical discipline concerned with identifying, disrupting, & replacing habitual actions.
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Breaking the Habit (Official Music Video) – Linkin Park

Example

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  • After years of compulsive phone-checking, he began experimenting with his own form of tropoclastics, gradually dismantling the reflex to reach for his device every few minutes.
  • The finitude fighter decided to break free of the Skinner box that was his Instagram Reels and find something more meaningful to do, like read a book or something.

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