Now that is just silly. Serious attempts at anything worthwhile requires ration planning and execution. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an important experiment and have not conducted the proper sacrifices yet.
ritualistic does not necessarily mean spiritual/religious. It can imply a level of ingrained repetition and unthinking execution . And I have seen that mode of behaviour in labs, offices, hospitals, the bridges of ships etc. Anyway I put it there mainly as Derek Walcott died yesterday
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