In praise of ritual

I am not sure about this, but these two pieces argue that ritual is the thing you need to live a better life:

• How to set yourself free with ritual
• How rituals encourage mindful living

I can see value in ritual. But ritual can be as bad as a habit in that they both can lock you into behaviours that limit your life rather than freeing it. But read and judge for yourself.

Not that ritual is essential. Sometimes just a good habit can help. For example, the artist Charles Ray walks to Burger King every day and finds value in that.