The guilt high performers feel isn't about productivity. It's about stealing from your future self. When you skip the donut today, you're giving your future self a gift instead of making them pay the price tomorrow.
Everybody knows what they're capable of. And a lot of people get down with themselves because they know they're capable of doing a lot more and being a lot more. And the guilt that they're feeling is not about being more productive. It's because they know that they could be better and that they're stealing from their future. And there's this idea about being good to the future version of you. What I do today is a gift. The me that I meet later on this week, what I eat today helps fuel future Mark tomorrow. And he'll have to carry the weight so I can eat the donut today. But future Mark's got to carry that weight for the rest of his life. So, you know, if you're building that, like, a really good practice is be good to future you. You'll appreciate what you do for yourself later.
