Unwritten Potential
Unwritten Potential
Stop Planning for a Person Who Doesn't Exist
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Stop Planning for a Person Who Doesn't Exist

Unwritten Potential #37

I made spectacular plans for this week from my hotel room in Colombia. Gym every morning. Eat well. Batch all my podcast episodes. I’ve done maybe 20% of that list. Sound familiar? In this episode, I’m breaking down why our plans always fall apart, the science behind the hot-cold empathy gap, and why Wednesday You deserves a plan that was actually designed for them.

In this episode:

  • Why I got 20% of my spectacular Colombia plans done (and what happened to the other 80%)

  • Sunday You vs Wednesday You: the two people living your life

  • The hot-cold empathy gap: why you literally cannot predict Wednesday from Sunday

  • Why “Sunday Scaries” plans set you up for shame spirals

  • The secret is boring: why small beats ambitious every single time

  • How to tell if something is a Sunday You plan or a Wednesday You plan

Your experiment for this week: Think about one thing that keeps not happening. The thing you keep putting on the list and keep not doing. Now ask yourself: is that a Sunday You plan or a Wednesday You plan? If it only works on a perfect day with unlimited energy, that’s not a plan. That’s fan fiction. Make it small enough that Wednesday You can actually do it, even on their worst day.

“Sunday You keeps writing cheques that Wednesday You can’t cash. And Wednesday You is dealing with quite a lot, actually.”

If this one resonated, share it with someone who’s been stuck in that Sunday planning, Wednesday failing cycle. They’re not lazy. They’re just planning for the wrong person.

Tell me: what’s one thing on your list right now that’s clearly a Sunday You plan?

Have a great weekend!

Noemie X

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