What’s a rule you follow for no logical reason?

i always check my pockets twice even when i know theres nothing there

Volume needs to be on an even number

Using a turn signal when there's nobody else on the road for miles.

It's more of a superstition, but I have a few cars and trucks, and when I have a nice thought about one, when i'm driving it, I pat it on the dash to let it know I'm proud of it

Saying "thank you" for anything

always knocking on wood after saying something good might happen. dont even believe in it but if i dont do it my brain thinks im tempting fate. the dedication of this superstition is completely unhinged. or actually maybe i do believe it. nvm

You ever sit at a red light in the middle of nowhere with absolutely no cars around anywhere in the middle of the night? There's no reason you can't go. But you waited for it to turn green, didn't you?

I set 5 alarms even though the first one always wakes me up

When I was a kid, I had this badass encyclopedia of classic cars. It was huge, super cool, got it as a gift from my grandpa and I absolutely loved it… at first. Every night before bed I would flip through the pages, deciding “I like this one!” Or “ew this one’s ugly!” Somewhere along the line, I developed this weird law that I couldn’t go to sleep until I landed on a car that I liked. I would open the book to a page with my eyes closed, and if it wasn’t a “good” car I had to try again. I remember very vividly experiencing my first heavy feelings of anxiety while dreading my very odd, self inflicted night routine. Would I be able to sleep that night? I thought something was wrong with me for so long and hid it from my family, then it just kinda went away. There’s a weird childhood rule that makes no sense for you. Age was probably 6-10 or somewhere in there idk

When I’m driving and I miss a green light or get stuck behind a slow vehicle, I assume I was delayed to prevent me from dying a Final Destination style death.

checking behind the shower curtain...just in case

Follow your gut. Your gut is your second brain!

On a multi switch light switch fixture, the switches must all point in the same direction.

I always touch the outside of the plane when boarding so it doesn't crash

Waiting for the walk signal even if there are no cars coming.

I always end a flight of stairs on my right foot. Edit: I thought I was the only one, wtf!

Do to others as you would have them do to you I'm no longer religious but to me it's a foundational part of humanity, even when it does not benefit yourself, and even when clearly others do not abide by said same rule.

I always use my turn signal, even if it's 4 a.m. and there's no one else on the road.

always stock up with +1 more on long lasting product than I need (groceries wise)

Checking the back seat of my car before getting in at night

Bloody Mary's are a breakfast drink I will not consume them after noon

When the divorce from my first wife became final, my new fiancé and I could have gone to City Hall the next Friday and got married. I made her wait a week. It would have been Friday the 13th of March. We were married instead on the 20th. I am not superstitious....normally

When I get up at night and go to the toilet, I close one eye, because then after the light it's hard to navigate in the dark, after turning off the light, I open the closed eye and see better in the dark, that's how pirates used to do it, they wore a blindfold on one eye, it's dark in the hold, but it's light on the deck, I don't remember how old I've been doing this.

If I spin an object to the left, I must spin it the opposite way by an equal amount.

if there's a low ceiling support that can be reached with a short jump, i'm compelled to do it. at almost 50 with a bad back, this is a stupid habit i still do since i was a kid.

I refuse to change the settings on my air fryer. It defaults to 350° F and 15 minutes. I just put stuff in there til I get bored of waiting then take it out.

I follow rituals, traditions, visualizations, etc because wether I believe in them or not, the placebo effect is real and so is confirmation bias....

Before sitting on a toilet I always lift the seat to check for spiders (or other bugs, I suppose, but primarily spiders).

I always say “thank you” to self-check out machines when they thank me for shopping. I hope they remember I was always polite when they inevitably end up controlling everything.

I always have to eat the broken chips first because the whole ones "deserve better." been doing it since I was like 7 and at this point I'm afraid to stop

If someone offers you anything, candy, drink etc and theres only 1 left, you leave it for them and don't take it. (Learnt this from the flint stones with the cactus cola)

Odd number of bay leaves in soup.

1) My inner Canadian - Saying thank you for every little interaction that is helpful to me even if a thanks is not required. 2) Offer to take photos for people so everyone can be in them. In 10 years I have like 5 photos of myself, but have probably taken 100's of other peoples group photos lol.

The dishwasher is loaded back to front, from right to left. Plates must face left. This is just how it’s supposed to be done

Anyone else puts the seat down after using the toilet? Even if you live alone?

The rule of law, cause ive noticed some people seem to go nah and it doesn't matter

I feel uncomfortable when I'm walking with someone and we go around the same thing in different directions. Like, if there's a sign in our way, I feel odd when one of us goes around it to the left and another around to the right. Yes, I'm part black.

I don't step on three consecutive drains. That way evil lies.

If the stairs and the elevator are near each other and I'm only going 1 floor, I have to take the stairs

I never set alarms at odd numbers. It has to be something like 6:30 or 7:00… no idea why, it just feels right 😅

Knock on wood....better safe than sorry.

If I can help it, I don’t step on cracks on the sidewalk.

Write the grocery store list so I'm going from the left side of the store to the right and try to do the whole trip with zero backtracking

1. Wordle 2. Spelling Bee until genius level 3. Strands 4. Crossword In that order.

Flashers on even when alone on the streets. 

Always tapping my glass on the table after a cheers. No idea why, I just feel like something bad will happen if I don’t

Always check behind the curtains in any and every home I use the bathroom in.

Saying "Survive" whenever an ambulance passes by.

Before turning on the oven, I always open it first to make sure my pet turtle is not inside... I do not know how in the world this would be possible since I do not own a turtle, but I HAVE to check :(

I will never eat lunch before 1PM, or dinner before 7PM. Even if I’m hungry af I refuse to eat a full meal before those set times.

My senior cat’s plate is always on the far left an his younger sisters’ plates are always on the right. One time I accidentally mixed up their cans of food and instead of scraping one plate onto the other and giving it to him, I scraped both plates onto his designated plate. My roomie watched all this an openly mocked me for it but my brain insisted it had to be done that way 😅😅

If you don’t take the time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to do it over? And… When someone tells you to just get it done and fix it later…later never happens.

I never walk under ladders, it makes zero sense, but my brain just can’t ignore it.

My girlfriend must play a musical instrument.

If I step on a sidewalk crack, I need to step on another sidewalk crack with my other foot for symmetry. 

When driving through a tunnel, honk the horn. I dunno why - everyone in fla did it and I still do When we were kids if we spun one way we'd have to then go the opposite way to undo it. Have since given that one up. Not the spinner I use to be :)

If a walkway has multi-coloured tiles I instinctively try to only step on one colour and avoid the caulking in between.

When it comes to talking shit, if I can't do it in person, then I don't say it all.

I always mark page no . In my notebook and it isn't even necessary to do so

The 5 second rule

Never drink with your shooting hand (bars are a good place to have your dominant hand free)

If I'm going out to eat, unless it's dumping rain or below freezing, I have to walk to get it at less than 2 miles each way. If I can't walk to get it I don't deserve it is my rule on that, which is odd and makes no sense but I do it anyways

Taking a nod when you see some people looking at you

Walking faster when someone’s behind me like it’s a race they didn’t sign up for.

You have to trust shuffle, if there’s a song in your playlist you want to hear, you keep skipping and shuffle will give it to you, if you open the playlist and pick the song, shuffle will not be kind to you in the future I am otherwise not at all religious or superstitious, it makes no sense at all

Don't split the pole when walking with someone. Saw scary movie years ago (well and rewatcn now, love it!!) But Brenda and Cindy are walking out towards the street when a pole comes up as they.walk..Brenda says "uh uh, don't split the pole, its bad luck".. then a couple right behind them, walk and split the pole. As they step off the side walk, immediately get run over in dramatic comedic fashion... I have heeded Brenda's words ever since.. i don't want to get run over 😅😁

I still purposely avoid stepping on a sidewalk crack.

I put in garments one at a time in the washer and dryer. My wife dumps the hamper in, moves to the dryer by the handful. I load the dishwasher in a set pattern back to front, right to left. My wife just loads wherever. We never correct each other.

Put hand brake on irrespective of where I park..

Always checking the backseat of my car before getting in, even in my own locked garage. No idea when this started. Can't stop doing it. Will probably do it until I die.

I always lock my car at least three times. There's nothing to steal in it and I could leave it open, actually do during winter when I have it hooked up to the warmer thing. But otherwise I just don't believe it's locked unless I turn back to look at it and see the ligts blink as a sign the doors are locked. I do this at least twice while walking away from the car.

turn a cigarette upside down when opening a packet, then smoking it last