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> Oh, the temptation to swan into the office wearing sweatpants and slippers. Don’t do it! The costumes of the corporate world – the heels, the pressed trousers – may seem antiquated and absurd. They all feel so 2020.

But why? The author just mentions that the monk's robes were surely worse. And that might be, but so what?

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From the next two paragraphs:

"Despite that, there is a power to performance dressing and no one knows this better than monastic orders. Many monkish rules on dress would not be out of place in a modern company handbook <clip> ... <clip> One of the first things a new monk did on entering the monastery was to step out of their old clothes at the door and into new robes. The two worlds were separate, and dressing accordingly helped keep them that way."

Ever watch Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood? Remember how he'd change his shoes and sweater in the intro and outro? Transitions like that are part of a healthy routine. WFH I've maintained a morning "get dressed for work" and evening "change out of my work clothes" routine, even though I might just wear shorts and a t-shirt for work. The point is to psychologically frame the different aspects of our lives

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