I've gotten into the habit of always bracing, because every few years, I get tricked by some indention and inadvertently think some code is enclosed in braces when it's not.  It's a very tricky type of bug to spot (though I suspect newer editors do better), and whenever I trip on it, it usually costs me multiple hours, which ends up being super frustrating because it's such a dumb bug.  So by switching habits, I've completed eliminated tripping myself (and others) up with this.

I wish I had taken the time to argue for this change when we were putting together our code style code (and I will someday, perhaps even referencing this comment!), but in the meantime, I just write my code that way and don't complain when others follow the style guide examples.

I'll change it if you feel strongly about it, given that there are also good arguments to be made in favor of style consistency.  That said, I'd mildly prefer to leave it as is.