Term for difference?

Question

What's the term used for the following?
When you decide to eat a different meal instead of your usual, or go to work on a different route to your usual, just to get a different perpective on things, to get different stimuli, to do things you wouldn't normally do, to see things differently.
Above are just examples. Is there a term or saying/phrase for doing it?

Answer 1

A)Experiment with different foods for a change, a variant flavour or contrast to the normal choices?

B) going for a change of scenery en route, altered direction, deviating,

Answer 2

Routine change

You change your routine. When you are doing the same thing over and over, you call it a routine. When you get tired of the routine, you try changing it. Just like what you said, try going another route to work, or try eating another kind of meal.

Answer 3

difference
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1 English
1.1 Noun
1.1.1 Synonyms
1.1.2 Antonyms
1.1.3 Derived terms
1.1.4 Translations
1.1.4.1 Translations to be checked
1.2 Transitive Verb
1.2.1 Synonyms
1.2.2 Translations



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English
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Noun
difference (countable and uncountable; plural differences)

(uncountable) The quality of being different.
You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.
(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
There are three differences between these two pictures.
(countable) A disagreement or argument about something important.
(arithmetic) (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
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Synonyms
(characteristic of something that makes it different from something else): departure, deviation, divergence
(disagreement or argument about something important): conflict, difference of opinion, dispute, dissension
(arithmetic: result of a subtraction): remainder
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Antonyms
(quality of being different): identity, sameness
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Derived terms
difference engine
difference equation
difference of two squares
same difference
split the difference
spot the difference
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Translations
quality of being different

Dutch: verschil n
Esperanto: malsameco, diferenco
Finnish: erilaisuus
French: différence f
Vive la différence! - Long life difference!
German: Andersartigkeit f, Anderssein n
Italian: differenza f
Russian: различие f, отличие f, разница f
Swedish: avvikelse c., differans c., skillnad c., olikhet c.
Telugu: భేదము (bhaedamu)


characteristic of something that makes it different from something else

Dutch: verschil n
Esperanto: malsameco, diferenco
Finnish: ero, eroavaisuus
French: différence f
German: Unterschied m
Italian: differenza f
Russian: отличительная черта f
Swedish: avvikelse c., differans c., skillnad c., olikhet c.
Telugu: తేడా (taeDaa)


disagreement or argument about something important

Swedish: meningsskiljaktighet c., tvist c., tvistepunkt c.
Telugu: విభేదము (vibhaedamu)


arithmetic: result of a subtraction

Dutch: verschil n
Esperanto: diferenco
Finnish: erotus
French: différence f
German: Differenz f
Italian: differenza f
Japanese: 差 (さ, sa)
Russian: разница f
Spanish: diferencia f
Swedish: differens c., skillnad c.
Telugu: భేదము (bhaedamu)

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Indonesian: perbedaan
Japanese: 違い (ちがい, chigai), 差異 (さい, sai) (1)
Spanish: diferencia f (1)
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Transitive Verb
to distinguish or differentiate
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Synonyms
(to distinguish or differentiate): differentiate, distinguish
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Translations
to distinguish or differentiate

German: differenzieren, unterscheiden
Swedish: skilja, skilja åt

Answer 4

Alternate
Substitute

Answer 5

Nope. First get on track, catch up to the nearest speedpost where everybody else is NOW, then make your next move.

Answer 6

"Break out of the mould" fits your question.
It means to do something in a different way than how you're doing it typically

Answer 7

Lifestyle change

Answer 8

it means to deviate
to change your direction on life.
i hope that answers your question!

Answer 9

deviate

You are deviating from your normal routine.

Answer 10

ennui