The Someday Trap
Life has no waiting room
The calendar on your desk doesn't have a day called "Someday."
Neither does your phone.
Neither does the universe.
Yet it's where we schedule our most important work. Our real work. The stuff that might actually change something.
"Someday I'll start that business."
"Someday I'll have that difficult conversation."
"Someday I'll create that thing I can't stop thinking about."
Here's the brutal math: The average human lives about 30,000 days. How many have you already used? How many "somedays" can you afford to spend?
I met a friend last week who's been carrying around a business idea for 11 years. It's always "almost ready." Her someday collection grows while her actual days disappear.
The engineer who keeps his indie game plans in a drawer, waiting for "when things slow down."
The employee who dreams of leaving but needs "just a little more security first."
We think we're being smart by waiting. Careful. Responsible.
But what if the waiting itself is the irresponsible choice?
You can't cram a life. You can cram for a test. You can pull an all-nighter to finish a project. But you can't wake up at 70 and quickly do all the things you postponed.
There is no life compression algorithm.
The days don't stack. They replace each other.
The most successful people I know aren't the ones with superhuman discipline or luck or talent. They're the ones who found ways to make "now" the only option.
The entrepreneur who quit her job with no backup plan.
The writer who promised a publisher a book that didn't exist yet.
The artist who scheduled the gallery showing before creating the work.
They created situations where waiting wasn't possible.
When there's no safety net, you find a way to fly.
Ask yourself:
What "someday" project have I been postponing for years?
What would happen if I committed to starting it this week?
What's the smallest possible step I could take right now?
The most dangerous procrastination isn't putting off your to-do list. It's putting off your life.
What "someday" are you ready to turn into today?
~ aq
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