Why I'm Always Late — Wait But Why

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Intriguing. Nothing’s better than the headline, “The reason people are [bad quality that describes you] is actually because they’re [good quality].” I got reading. And as it turns out, late people are actually the best people ever. They’re optimistic and hopeful: “People who are continuously late are actually just more optimistic. They believe they can fit more tasks into a limited amount of time more than other people and thrive when they’re multitasking. Simply put, they’re fundamentally hopeful.” They’re big-thinking: “People who are habitually late don’t sweat over the small stuff, they concentrate on the big picture and see the future as full of infinite possibilities.” Late people just get it: “People with a tendency for tardiness like to stop and smell the roses…life was never meant to be planned down to the last detail. Remaining excessively attached to timetables signifies an inability to enjoy the moment.” By the end of the article, I had never felt prouder to be a chronicall

I woke up this morning to a text from Andrew. It was a link: http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/optimistic-people-have-one-thing-common-always-late/1097735/ “optimistic-people-have-one-thing-common-always-late” Intriguing. Nothing’s better than the headline, “The reason people are [bad quality that describes you] is actually because they’re [good quality].” I got reading. And as it turns out, late people are actually the best people ever. They’re optimistic and hopeful: “People who are continuously late are actually just more optimistic. They bel

Why I'm Always Late — Wait But Why

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