If you're just starting out on your style journey, chances are you don't really know your personal style yet. You're also likely not happy with the way your outfits are coming together or the way you look in your clothing.

A lot of times, we get into style ruts. We wear the same stuff. We shop at the same stores. We buy the same items in the same color and in the same size.

This is perfectly fine if you're happy with the results you're getting, and you like the way you look. However, if you're not, something needs to change.

As Einstien famously quipped, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

If your style isn't working for you, it means you're doing something wrong.

Your inputs equate to your outputs. So if you don't like the results of your shopping (your outfits), your inputs (what you're buying) need to change.

Only when your outputs are working, do you start doubling down on your inputs.

If you continue to shop at the same stores, buying the same types of items, you'll never improve your style.

I am all for putting the right clothing items/brands/colors/etc. on repeat, but only after you've actually figured out what works.

Trying on clothing is like a hypothesis. A lot of experiments end in failure, but at least now you've gathered data. You've learned something about what you like or dislike wearing, you've figured out if a brand will work for you, or you've learned more about what sizes fit you well. Experimentation leads you closer to the truth of what works.

So go experiment. Shop somewhere new. Try a different brand. A style you normally wouldn't try. Heck, even a new size (you won't believe how often a guy is wearing a size too large).

One of the easiest ways to do this is to go shopping online at a couple of new stores you've been eyeing and order WAY more than you think you should.

When I buy from a brand, especially a new one, I will order triple the amount of items I actually plan on keeping. Why wouldn't I?

Nearly every brand offers free shipping and returns. They're basically paying for you to test their stuff in the comfort of your own home. You'll often keep one of the items you didn't expect to like, and again, you've gathered data.

Remember that the idea of your personal style is very fluid, at least when you're first starting out.

Stop clinging to items, brands, stores, and sizes that aren't giving you the results you want.

Start testing so you can at least give yourself the opportunity of success.

A lot of stuff won't work, but some of it will, and then, once you know what does, you can double down on it and buy more.

You'll never know if you don't try, or in this case, try on.

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x Patrick