"The same tendency **can lead us to overcommit to responsibilities that take place in the comfortably distant future**—­but eventually the future arrives, and then we’re stuck. My father-­in-­law has a mental habit to correct for that kind of tomorrow logic. He told me, “**If I’m asked to do something—­give a speech, attend an event—­I always imagine that it’s happening next week**. It’s too easy to agree to do something that’s six months off, then the time comes, and I’m sorry I agreed to do it.” " --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[planning-fallacy]] , [[discipline]] , **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]