daily discussion post: early or late?
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covidcoffeecornerI recently saw this question posted: Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or 20 minutes early? My immediate reaction was 20 MINUTES IS NOT EARLY ENOUGH.
For as long as I can remember, I've had high anxiety over being late- to class, to work, to a movie, to an appointment, to the airport. If I have to be somewhere at noon, chances are I'm lurking in the parking lot at 11:30 am. If my flight is at 3 pm, I'll be at the airport by 1. It gives me great comfort to be early, to know that I'm where I'm supposed to be with no surprises. I'm lucky in that my husband is similar (although not nearly as fixated as I am), but I have friends who are not as concerned about timeliness (especially when traveling together) and that's caused some stress over the years.
eta: This has come up comments already and I'm glad: this need to be Early does not apply to dinners/parties unless I've been tasked with helping with preparations. Being too early in that case would stress me out just as much as being way late would!
What about you? Are you an early bird or always running late? Why do you think that is? How does that fit with the people in your daily life?
As an aside, I've been mostly lurking here, but enjoying the posts a lot. Thanks to everyone for the interesting questions/responses you've shared!
For as long as I can remember, I've had high anxiety over being late- to class, to work, to a movie, to an appointment, to the airport. If I have to be somewhere at noon, chances are I'm lurking in the parking lot at 11:30 am. If my flight is at 3 pm, I'll be at the airport by 1. It gives me great comfort to be early, to know that I'm where I'm supposed to be with no surprises. I'm lucky in that my husband is similar (although not nearly as fixated as I am), but I have friends who are not as concerned about timeliness (especially when traveling together) and that's caused some stress over the years.
eta: This has come up comments already and I'm glad: this need to be Early does not apply to dinners/parties unless I've been tasked with helping with preparations. Being too early in that case would stress me out just as much as being way late would!
What about you? Are you an early bird or always running late? Why do you think that is? How does that fit with the people in your daily life?
As an aside, I've been mostly lurking here, but enjoying the posts a lot. Thanks to everyone for the interesting questions/responses you've shared!