One of the pitfalls I’ve observed when people try to change their lives is that they try to change everything at once.

The person who hasn’t set foot in a library for years is going to try to read 52 books before December 31, or the person obsessed with Twitter and dating apps decides to go on a no-phone diet.

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“2023 goals...stop procrastinating...” she wrote, on Christmas Day.

It’s only a few words, but I have so much to say about them.

First, I’ll comment on the obvious irony. Why not stop procrastinating today? Procrastinating on our procrastination cessation, are we?

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I’m starting to get sailing.

It’s funny to write that at the end of December when our boat is up on poppets at the boatyard and will be for months. But it’s true, I’m starting to figure it out.

I used to think that the boat went in the direction that the wind is blowing. But that’s what would happen in a boat with no rudder (and no keel).

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I thought I was so busy this spring.

I was serving as the executive director of a tiny school and head coach of two different online workshops. I was working with a few clients and writing regularly. Plus, I had a long commute.

I would regularly work weekends in order to get a little ahead and reduce stress for the week ahead. Thus, I managed to have time for tennis most evenings and had a decent social life as well.

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For some years, I’ve wanted to write a book that will teach adults how to play music by ear, along with all of the music theory necessary to do it.

Despite the desire, it hasn’t happened. Perhaps you can relate.

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to get going on a passion project, even when the desire to pursue it is strong?

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