Waiting for things to settle down? You already decided | Against Nuance

You keep saying you'll do it when things settle down.

"'Someday' is where dreams go to die. 'Eventually' is where commitments go to dissolve. 'When things settle down' is where life goes to wait."

From my book Against Nuance: The Betrayal of Clarity.

If you hear 'someday' or 'when things settle down', you've already decided, and the decision was no. If something matters, it gets a date.

Most people have a pattern like this running and don't know it's there. If you want to find yours, do the Atlas. It names the pattern running your life in a single sitting. It's free at codexofthearchitect.com