Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill
for Friday, January 23rd. You know that feeling
when you're trying to wrap up the week and suddenly
every small thing needs your attention? Like
the universe waited until 4 p .m. on Friday to
remember you exist. Your inbox is doing its best
impression of a hydra. Answer one email and two
more appear. Someone needs something. Your brain
needs a nap. And that one task you've been avoiding
all week is sitting there, staring at you, judging
your life choices. Here's today's advice. When
the week is trying to squeeze one more thing
out of you, the move is to pick your closer.
Not everything. Just one thing that actually
matters. Look at what's left on your list and
ask yourself what would make you feel complete.
Not perfect. Not caught up. Just complete enough
to let the week go. Maybe it's finishing that
one email you've been drafting in your head for
three days. Maybe it's tidying your desk so Monday
morning you doesn't hate Friday afternoon you.
Maybe it's just getting through the next two
hours without checking your phone every 40 seconds.
The rest of the stuff? It's not going anywhere.
It'll be there Monday. And that's okay. Your
energy is not unlimited. Treating it like it
is just means you start next week already tired.
So close one loop, let the rest wait, and give
yourself permission to be done when you're done.
And here's your goodwill move for today. Before
you leave work or shut down for the day, send
one message to someone who helped you this week.
Just a quick thanks. No essay required. Could
be a co -worker who covered something. A friend
who listened. Someone who made your coffee exactly
right on a rough morning. Two sentences. Hit
send. Move on. It takes 30 seconds and it reminds
both of you that good things happened this week,
even if it felt messy. That's your daily goodwill
for Friday, January 23rd. You made it through
another week. That counts for something. Talk
soon.