A well-packed case leaves room for the unexpected without pretending it can predict everything.
RESILIENCE
A well-packed case leaves room for the unexpected without pretending it can predict everything.
RESILIENCE
Good preparation is not the same as accurate forecasting. You cannot know what the week will ask for, so the skill lies in leaving space and a bit of margin instead of trying to anticipate every scenario and filling the bag to the lid. Slack is what lets you respond at all; a case packed perfectly for the trip you imagined has no capacity for the trip you get.
Apply that to a diary as much as to luggage. Leave one part of the week deliberately unspent, so there is somewhere for the unexpected to go when it arrives.
How much room do you leave for what you cannot foresee?
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