When I first started going into the office regularly back in February, I would stop in a 7-Eleven a block away from my “L” stop on my way in.¹ Every day for the first couple of weeks, I would watch the train leaving the stop right when I walked out of 7-Eleven, regardless of when I left my apartment.
My solution has been to stop looking at the station when I leave 7-Eleven.
A patient comes into a doctors office complaining of pain all over. The patient grabs their elbow and says: "It hurts when I touch my elbow like this." They then grabs onto their shin and says "When I grab my shin like this, it starts hurting too!" Finally, they massage their forehead and say "It even hurts when I rub my head! Doctor what's wrong with me!?"
The doctor runs a few tests and replies: "Your finger is broken."
My solution has been to stop looking at the station when I leave 7-Eleven.
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1. I still do.