There is no harm in cultivating habits so long as they are not injurious. Indeed, most of us are little more t

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There is no harm in cultivating habits so long as they are not injurious. Indeed, most of us are little more than bundle of habits. Take away our habits and the residuum would hardly be worth bothering about. We could not get on without them. They simplify the mechanism of life. They enable us to do a multitude of things automatically, which, if we had to give fresh and original thought to them each time, would make existence an impossible confusion.

The author suggests that habits

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The author suggests that habits "simplify the mechanism of life" and enable us to do things "automatically," preventing "existence an impossible confusion." This clearly indicates that habits make life manageable and less difficult.

A) tend to make our lives difficult: This contradicts the passage, which states habits "simplify the mechanism of life" and prevent "impossible confusion."
B) add precision to our lives: While automatic actions might lead to some precision, the passage emphasizes simplification and ease of living, not precision as the primary benefit.
C) make it easier for us to live: This aligns perfectly with the statements that habits "simplify the mechanism of life" and prevent "impossible confusion," implying that without them, life would be much harder or impossible.
D) tend to mechanize our lives: The passage uses "simplify the mechanism of life" and "automatically," which describes how habits work. However, the author presents this mechanization as a positive thing that leads to simplification and makes life easier, not as a standalone negative or neutral outcome. Option C captures the ultimate positive consequence the author is highlighting.

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tend to make our lives difficult

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add precision to our lives

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make it easier for us to live

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tend to mechanize our lives

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