I'm often told by people that I spend more time talking about where I want to be in a year's time than I do about what I'm doing currently.
I've noticed that I tend to be very critical about what I'm putting up with, and what I'm making do with, and idealise about some period in the future when it will all be fine.
At school I looked to 6th Form to give up all of the pointless subjects I hated, at 6th Form I looked to University to get away from all of the domineering teachers and childishness I hated, at University I looked to work to get away from running up and down the country with no place to actually call home, and I'm sure at work I'll be looking at the next year/promotion/company to get some more money and presumably a house/car/hilariously expensive TV. Generally whatever problem I anticipate will go away, does go away, but it's replaced with something else.
All the while, I notice, I struggle to appreciate whatever I'm doing in the present.
I don't think there's anything wrong with planning, or indeed dreaming, but the latter point about appreciation is a bit concerning.
Am I on my own here?


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