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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 August 2012 05:58:10PM 2 points [-]

The relationship is probably vague, or at least I think a lot of my problem feels like resistance against being told what to do.

What happened to Microsoft-- an account of people with tremendous authority who didn't get past their habits. (Possibly not relevant, but a really cool article.)

Fear of making mistakes and/or having a lot of background anxiety might be better general explanations.

"Go outside habits" might be a distinctive neurological state.