Not accomplishing what I need to get done drives me absolutely freaking nuts. Project tasks at work, projects at home, planning for my upcoming wedding, dropping returned Amazon items at the post office, and the list goes on.
In today’s column, you will learn about a tool called proactive maintenance; or being proactive to minimize the chance that “shit happens”. In life, “shit happens” – stuff goes wrong and most of the time we simply…react.
Today’s piece of advice is about how to stay relevant in old age. Here I am, 70 years old, I have children and grandchildren. Now suppose they come and visit me once a month. What do we talk about?
What do the following things have in common? Being stared at by some creepy dude in a crowded elevator. Public speaking. First dates. Eating alone in a restaurant. Changing out in the open in the locker room (unless you are an old dude).
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well”1. Well said Virginia Wolff, well said. Food, drinks and the experience of dining are a ritual in my family; and thus, are equally important for Andrew and me.