Saving Frustration...
Ask me how long it takes to get from Loughborough (where I live) to London by train and I’ll say 1 hour and 18 minutes. But, ask Google and it will tell you it’s at least 2 hours 26 minutes because it factors in the bus rides and walking needed at either end of that 1 hour and 18 minute train journey. And that’s if everything goes to plan…
When we set out to achieve a goal we seem to think that it’s just a matter of going from A to B, and quickly get frustrated when things start taking longer than we thought. It turns out that there’s often nothing wrong with the goal, but a little research up front might save us a whole lot of frustration once we begin…