You have a preference. Then you imagine someone questioning it, and suddenly you need three opinions before making a simple choice. Later, you replay...
The big project stays open.
The important email stays unwritten.
But the kitchen is clean.
The bed is made.
The three small things on the list are done.
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There...
The day ends.
The lights go down.
And every unfinished thing from the last twelve hours arrives at once.
Not as tasks.
As questions.
Did I say the right...
Being reachable feels like kindness.
Until the day has no edges left.
Every message is answered.
Every request is considered.
Every pause is filled with someone else’s need.
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The...
Working gives the hands something to do.
Waiting does not.
The email has been sent.
The application is submitted.
The message is out.
And now there is nothing left...
