I Just Can’t Figure Out Who’s Going to Do It.
You ever wake up motivated for approximately seven minutes… create a color-coded to-do list that looks like a Fortune 500 quarterly strategy plan… and then immediately need a snack and emotional support?
Same.
Somewhere between “be productive” and “why is my brain buffering,” the day takes a sharp left turn. Suddenly the list is staring at you like an unpaid intern waiting for instructions, and you’re staring back like:
“Wow. Whoever has to do all this is going THROUGH it.”
The confidence we have while writing the list is honestly unmatched.
9:00 AM Me:
- Clean the house
- Answer emails
- Work out
- Meal prep
- Fix my entire life
- Become mentally stable
- Drink more water
- Heal childhood trauma
- Maybe start a business
2:17 PM Me:
- Rotating slowly like a rotisserie chicken while scrolling TikTok
- Wondering if a nap counts as personal growth
- Reheating coffee for the fourth time because apparently that’s my cardio
And honestly? The audacity of past-me assigning all these tasks to future-me is getting disrespectful.
Because why did I write this list like I’m a team of twelve highly trained professionals with unlimited energy and no emotional damage?
Ma’am. We got distracted by a bird outside and spent twenty minutes googling “can squirrels recognize human faces.” Let’s be serious.
The real problem isn’t laziness. It’s that our brains love creating unrealistic expectations while conveniently forgetting:
- we are human,
- life is exhausting,
- and sometimes replying “sounds good!” to a text deserves a medal.
Also, can we discuss how adding something easy to the list just so we can cross it off immediately is basically emotional support behavior?
✔ Wake up
✔ Open laptop
✔ Think about being productive
Progress. Excellence. Leadership.
And somehow the to-do list keeps growing. You finish one thing and three more appear like a toxic group project nobody asked for. Bills. Laundry. Emails. Appointments. Trying not to lose your mind every time someone says, “We should hop on a quick call.”
No. We should not.
But here’s the helpful part hidden beneath the sarcasm and monkey-level avoidance tactics:
Your worth is not measured by how much you accomplish in one day.
You do not need to earn rest by running yourself into the ground first.
And contrary to what hustle culture screams from its iced coffee-fueled rooftop, being overwhelmed does not mean you’re failing. It usually means you’re trying to carry too much at once while pretending you’re fine because “it’s okay, I got it.”
Meanwhile your nervous system is filing complaints with management.
So maybe today’s goal doesn’t need to be “conquer the entire universe before dinner.”
Maybe today’s win is:
- doing ONE important thing,
- drinking actual water,
- answering the email you’ve avoided since Tuesday,
- and not dramatically disappearing into the woods.
That counts.
And if all else fails, just stare at your to-do list long enough to establish dominance.
The list probably isn’t getting done today anyway.
But spiritually?
You and that monkey are doing amazing.









