I’ve had a stressful week of the sort I haven’t had in years. The overwhelming majority of it is a direct result of reflections in my own mind, and has little tenable connection to actual events. On the way home today I considered for the first time how appallingly egotistical that is.
One fine afternoon about five years ago I changed the air intake filters, and then started looking for one more low-effort high-value task to complete before going back to my football game. I’d had a blitzkrieg morning of yardwork, so the day was already won, but I was enjoying the satisfaction of adding little stars. … Read more