Five Minutes Can Make All The Difference

I spoke to somebody very recently who felt like they'd made a mistake in the personnel department and some choices that they made around their staff. And as this person was communicating to me and sitting there in front of me being quite upset about it, I said, well, I actually quoted Alan Watts and he said something along the lines of, you're now under no obligation to be the person you were 5 minutes ago. What does that mean? Well, it means that while we shouldn't be change coats and change all the time, we do have an opportunity to have made decisions, have made choices, have done something, and then literally 5 minutes later regret it or try to undo it or go back into the room and saying, guys, I'm sorry I was upset. I'm sorry I did this, that, and the other. That's not who I am. That's not what I want you to— that's not the experience I want you to have with me. Let me try and do over. Let me try and do this better. So remember this sometimes when you, when you do something you're not too proud of. Alan Watts said you're now under no obligation to be the person you were 5 minutes ago, and then go back and try and do it over.