When you’ve hit a groove in churning or in manufactured spend, it’s easy to get stuck in an opportunity cost loop, like:
- When I hit my favorite deal, I’m earning $<XXX>
- I can hit that deal every <YYY> time units
- After <ZZZ> runs, I’ll have earned enough for [COOL THING]
It’s all true on its face, but it often leads to a problem when you go on vacation, to a funeral, or to Lubbock for the world’s worst bachelorette party: It’s really hard to unplug, and that’s not because the math stops working. Rather, it’s because the math keeps working, even when you’re out of the loop.
How do you combat the math that won’t stop? You’ve got a few options:
- Automate it
- Delegate it
- Batch it
- Live without it
Some combination of all of those things is ok too, just make a conscious choice to do them ahead of time the next time you’re going offline.
Happy Tuesday!
Who wouldn’t want to be present for the food spread at the Lubbock bachelorette party?