Posted by I like to think of myself as efficient.
I lay out my clothes for tomorrow. I lay out workout stuff for tomorrow.
I even get all my medications and toiletries set for the morning.
Seems like a good thing, right? Well, I get weird about it.
When it comes time for the tomorrow version of me to reap the fruits of my organizational labor, I think to myself, “I know! I’ll leave all these things here for tomorrow and get out new clothes and medications for today. Now I’m already set for tomorrow.”
Why am I doing this? What does this mythical tomorrow look like where I actually use the things I’ve set out? Am I super late that day, and therefore need it?”
Here’s another example.
We have a Keurig coffee maker with a water reservoir. Each time I use it for one cup of coffee, I fill the reservoir up to the top. Why? For “tomorrow”.
It seems as though I’m spending a lot of time in tomorrow. Who’s watching the today store, I wonder.
I do the same thing with the dog’s food and water bowl. “Oh no! They’re only 80% full! Must fix!”
Ugh.
My wife called me out on this behavior. I played the martyr.
“I wouldn’t have to do this all the time, but no one else is doing it!”
“When would someone have the chance if you won’t let anything get more than one-quarter used?” she counters.
Good point.
Planning for a good tomorrow is a wise strategy. But let tomorrow become today every now and again.
