One Apple A Day #969 - act on the second bite
I had a rough night.
A mosquito visited me while I was trying to sleep.
After the first bite, I thought I could handle it; it wasn't enough to make me do something. Then came the second one, but still, I resisted and tried to sleep. I kept telling myself I wouldn't let a bite from a mosquito disrupt my sleep. Until I was itching everywhere, and I had to wake up and do something.
At that point, however, my night was already disrupted. This morning my body and my brain are struggling to catch up.
Just because I didn't act on that second bite.
I don't know if it because I underestimated what was happening, because I wanted to be strong or because I'm just lazy.
Whatever the reason, I waited until the damage was done.
How often do I do the same?
Something annoys me, but it's too small to be a problem, so I let it go. I decide it's not worth acting on it. And most of the time, it's okay. It's quickly gone and forgotten. But then it happens again.
That's a defining moment. If I act then, it will probably never become big enough to be a problem.
However, if I decide to keep ignoring it, whatever the reason, then it often escalates until it's too big to be ignored and the damage is already done.
So, here's the small lesson of the day: act on the second bite.