Running My Day, Part 2: A Wednesday in 2027, Already on My List
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Running My Day, Part 2: A Wednesday in 2027, Already on My List

The question: How does something I need in November reach me in November?

My answer is that my Dailys list reminds me, but not with a notification. I write the thing nested under the day I want to meet it, and when I reach that day, it's there. Dailys is a stack of days, one line per day, and only the days with something written on them exist. Today sits at the top. Every other day is nested under a line called Future, in order, out as far as I've written. The list never pushes anything at me. I go and read the day and start on what's there. In between, I don't have to hold it in my head. Writing it down in Dailys is what allows me to let it go and trust that I'll meet it on the day I chose.

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