What are breaking established paradigms?

Breaking established paradigms means shaking up something that everyone thought was fixed, like a well-known game that suddenly changes rules.

Imagine you and your friends play a game called Stack-a-Block, where you take turns stacking blocks as high as possible. For years, no one ever questioned the rules: each player adds just one block per turn. That’s how it's always been done, the established way.

But then, someone says, “What if we add two blocks instead?” Suddenly, the game is different! The old rules don’t feel as solid anymore. That’s what happens when you break an established paradigm, you find a new way to do something that everyone used to think was set in stone, like the rules of Stack-a-Block.

It's like learning that your favorite ice cream shop now has double scoops on Fridays! You thought it was always just one scoop, but now there’s a new, fun way to enjoy your treat. That’s how breaking paradigms feels: surprising, exciting, and sometimes even a little confusing at first.