Day for Closing Doors: How to Take Pressure off Little Tasks

How your mental energy gets hijacked by trivial unfinished tasks.

What do a parking ticket, an unwatched YouTube video, and $20 you owe your friend have in common?

About 3 weeks ago, I got a parking ticket

I was only gone for 5 minutes, which made it even more infuriating.

Like any rational person, I paid it immediately, learned my lesson, and moved on with my life.

Except that's not what happened at all.

Throwing money aw…