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Future Me's Emergency Contact

Look! Squirrel! #13

Future Me's Emergency Contact
Look! Squirrel! - Future Me's Emergency Contact

Commentary

We create a fictional “Future Me” and then spend enormous energy trying to protect, rescue, optimize, or impress that person. The irony is that Current Me is carrying all the stress for someone who doesn’t even exist yet. This fits perfectly with the Squirrel’s habit of treating imagined future problems as urgent present emergencies.

Question: How much of today’s energy am I spending on problems that only exist in an imagined future?

Comments

If something in this resonated with you, please share your perspective. What stood out? And if you've lived through something similar, your experience might add a whole new layer to this conversation, for others as much as for yourself.