MuirWannabe
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It’s like the marshmallow experiment, except for adults. And it’s real life, not an experiment.
If 6 mo is the absolute deadline (Dec ‘20), then one might as well get on with it, as I suspect in 6 mo time, the situation will be not much different (though possibly more dire). I agree that change and adaptation is a challenge, unpleasant and frustrating.
That’s one of my concerns. We wait 6 more months. They say, well in just another 6 months we will be there with a vaccine. So wait again. Then, when that 6 months expires, they say wait a big longer. Those initial vaccine trials failed, but we know we can get there. So, the waiting goes on. And on.
Will that happen? I don’t know. But you could easily be waiting 3 years Into this thing and still be no closer to conquering it. And like we tell all the OMY’ers. That’s 3 less years of life to do what you really want.
As for the marshmallow experiment. That’s kind of an interesting analogy. But I look at it as though I did my delayed gratification throughout my adulthood. Now in retirement is the time not to delay gratification. If not now, when? Heck, we’ve got a whole long thread here on blowing that dough.
Appreciate your thoughts.