One Apple A Day #1103
It's late afternoon, and a shout comes from the upper floor, "trash has to be taken out."
"Yeah, I know. Don't worry, I'll do it later."
Fast forward to the day after. It's early morning when I hear the familiar noise of the garbage truck passing by, reminding me that I did not take the garbage out. I rush out, but it's too late.
It happened twice last week.
Then last Saturday, I sent a message to one of my workgroups promising to do something later in the afternoon. And I did not.
There is definitely a lesson to learn from these failures to keep my word.
And the more I think about it, the more I realise that "later" is a too dangerous word for me.
I need to act on the spot. The moment I become aware of something important to do, I need to act immediately. If I can't do it properly at that moment, I must at least set something in place so I'll be pulled into completing it later.
And it must be something tangible, like putting the garbage bin in the middle of the room.
What strategies do you use to avoid the curse of the word "later"?