One or two steps away
There’s a new movie on Netflix, named Friday Night Plan, that describes the story of a guy and his younger brother at school change drastically within a day. He goes from an unknown guy to the most popular one in a day because he scores a goal in a match he was substituted in.
The movie is a great example of how a very different life is only one or two steps away from your current life. If you feel stuck in your current life, taking a few decisions will completely change your course. It could be switching jobs, moving to a different city or starting a new relationship. One relieving realisation I had last year was that emotions before and after a major decision are completely different. You might in the moment think you’ll always feel like this but you won’t. You would be surprised how something that worried you everyday or made you sad is just non existent after the change.
The same holds for turning a bad day into a good one. I woke up not wanting to do anything today. One of those days the feeling of pointlessness of it all engulfs you. I could tell how this day would unroll. It would be scrolling reels, youtube and linkedin, sleeping all day, texting and only getting up to have food.
I tried to reason with myself, that I’m only one or two decisions away from turning this rather dull, unmotivated day into a good one. So I decided I’ll write this post and I’ll write another post that’s in draft and see how I’m feeling about the day. And I’m quite certain that I’ll feel good and want to do more things today.