what's the appointment you keep not making?
you know the one. it sits somewhere in the back of your mind, not urgent enough to act on, not small enough to forget. the not making of it has become its own quiet routine.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write down the appointment. just the plain fact of it, the thing you would book if you picked up the phone right now. then write how long you have been not making it. not roughly. try to remember when you first thought about it. write what you tell yourself each time you decide not to do it today. is it that you are too busy, or is it something else. notice whether the reason has changed over time or stayed the same. then write one sentence about what you are afraid the appointment might confirm or begin.
- write about the moment each day when it crosses your mind and the moment you let it pass.
- think about what you imagine happening after the appointment, not during it.
- write about whether someone else has mentioned it to you, and what you said back.
this one is for you if there is something practical you keep sliding past, something that would take ten minutes to arrange but has been waiting for months.