Nic Garcia is a Denver-based journalist. This is personal narrative.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Finding time to do laundry.
Organizing one’s life — similarly to laundry — in a never ending cycle of entrapment.
Sure, you think, “put a few systems in place and everything will be fine.” You lie to yourself, “I’ll be on task.” “Action items? You betcha!”
But the fact of the matter is, unless you wash your clothes in the nude, you’re wardrobe is never fully laundered. And every minute you spend attempting to file, categorize or schedule your life, is another minute mismanaged.
The thing is, unless you like being shun from society, you have to keep the threads clean. The thing is, unless you like being shun from society, you have to keep a planner — and follow it.
As an associate publisher, I wear many different outfits. On any given day, I’m a salesman, reporter, enforcer, sympathizer, leader, follower, janitor.
OK, so I’m never a janitor. But you get the point.
