Yesterday, I saw the Jetpack app on my phone and it felt like I’ve not turned that on in awhile. It made me think about how easily we let things slip. We do something regularly, then skip it once, then a few more times… and eventually, we just stop. Even if we made a clear commitment to keep it up.
Other examples:
- Use that frontendmasters subscription, because I made a commitment to learn SVG animations but never did
- A 10-year-old dashboard, from a past role, visiting which used to be second nature for me
- Vacuuming the car
- Checking up on an old friend who’s always happy to chat but never calls
- Watering the plant in the other room
- Reading a few pages of that book that’s boring but useful and I want to finish
I was greatly embarrassed and checked all 10-year-old dashboards, the trash in the car (uh, forgot one thing that just stays in the trunk), messaged a few friends, and watered the plant.
The frontendmasters sub is gone, I have to admit I’m not learning SVG animations any time soon.
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Sounds like some house cleaning is needed on you phone. haha
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That’s true when we don’t do things right away and tell ourselves later.. it could become an hour to years.. In Tamil we have a saying too – அன்று செய்யாதது ஆறு மாதமானாலும் நடக்காது which means the thing that isn’t done at the day to be done, it won’t be done even if it’s been 6 months.
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Thanks for the reminder. Just remembered to water my plant! Good post about commitment to the little things.
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I like the vacuum the car 🤣
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I feel like the “undone” lists are nearly as interesting as the “done” ones in what they tell us about our lives. I have a number of those.
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