REPEAT. REPEAT. What did you say? I said REPEAT. Why? Well, because today is celebrated as Repeat Day. Individuals may not think about repetition all that much, however it is a key element in everyday routines. Repetition is a great example of how our personal tastes are constructed — Take your favorite candy bar: the first bite of that flavor explosion was a starting point of an affair expressed through the repetition of eating said candy bar.

The concept of repetition was first recorded between 200-118 B.C. by an ancient Greek philosopher and historian named Polybius. Did you know that repetition is also a rhetorical device in literature that involves the repetition of a word within a short space? Or that research studies, according to NationalToday.com, have shown that when people hear a statement twice, they’re more likely to believe that it is true as compared to when they’ve only heard it once.

A good reason to recognize and celebrate this day each year is because it reminds us that it is okay to do things over and over again; if they are more difficult and we need to repeat to learn or if it is a habit like coffee first thing in the morning or locking car doors, even in the garage.

Today, June 3, is also World Bicycle Day and National Donut Day. Maybe celebrate the holidays today and ride your bicycle to John Williams, Kennedy Street Cafe, Tim Hortons or Tops and grab a donut. Or maybe grab two donuts, so you can repeat the action of eating the original.

For more details about holidays such as Repeat Day visit https://nationaltoday.com/.