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Just Do One Little Thing Right Now
Sometimes life is so easy, it’s impossible
Her husband was always losing his keys. He could finish a triathlon, but he had no idea how to buy groceries. He texted her for avocados, then got angry when she didn’t buy them.
Eventually he lost his job, then his marriage. Now he’s doing okay. He’s divorced, but happier. How?
He found a place for his keys.
This story isn’t about one particular guy. It’s about millions of us. We’re not broken, but we’re muddling. We’re constantly overwhelmed. Some days we don’t even know where to start.
Anywhere, that’s where.
Make your bed
A few years back, a retired admiral and navy seal gave some simple advice during his commencement address at the University of Texas. He reminded everyone to make their bed.
We roll our eyes at this kind of advice. We ask how something so inane could possibly make a difference. We tell ourselves you don’t pay off fifty grand in student debt by making your bed.
We tell ourselves life isn’t that simple.
Except when it is.
