projects, tasks, and events exist either “now” or “not now”—and anything “not now” can feel as if it doesn’t exist at all. We often live in the moment, responding only to what’s in front of our face and needs to be done now[*3]—and have trouble planning for events later than the next day, unless they’re particularly exciting. This makes it difficult for us to learn from our mistakes (we’ve already forgotten them!) or plan for the future (it doesn’t feel real!).
