There’s a book called Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky that I barely remember anything from, but I constantly think about the one part that I do remember. It goes something like this: you can redefine your goal for the day at any moment to make it a good day.
When I woke up my big goal was to clear up an ambiguous project, but it turned out not to be on the cards. I’d facilitated a discussion in the morning that I kind of messed up too. Wasn’t feeling great about myself, and that sometimes lasts the day, doesn’t it?
Anyway, walking Cacio I realized that simply having a nice walk with the dog could be my definition of a day well spent. As we walked by the pet store she tried to drag me in as usual. Today, I let her, and she sniffed every shelf and toy and treat in that place. She picked out a snack. She got a treat from the clerk, who liked her smile. She was happy.
I cooked dinner (salmon, rice, side of pan-fried tomato and spinach), tidied a little, didn’t really get time to work on much else. We had a nice walk though, just the two of us. Lots of sniffing (her), staring at the sky (me) and fresh air in our lungs (both of us).