There will always be more books to read, movies to watch, sports to watch, TV shows to discover and music to listen to than I will have time for
With all of the options available to us now though, especially with streaming services like Netflix, I am learning to accept that I'm never going to watch, read or listen to it all. My Netflix list is ridiculous - it has over 100 titles in it! I'm never going to make the time to watch all those movies and certainly never be able to watch entire series of shows that I've never seen.
What's fascinating to me is that even though I know that's true, when I look at Netflix, generally the first thing I do is look at the New Arrivals - what else has been added to Netflix that I can watch?! My list is already too long, but I keep searching for something even better - even though I can't remember half of what is in my list.
Even more scary (and embarrassing) is the recognition that there is a level of stress caused by all this - as someone who is a high achiever and likes checking things off a list, having a list that is never going to be complete can actually breed anxiety. I know there's something unresolved, something I haven't finished, so it can cause me to feel like I have to make it a priority.
I have the same feeling in October each year - when baseball playoffs have begun, the NFL is kicking into full gear and the NBA starts up... there's so much to watch (and we don't even have cable!) Trying to keep up with all those scores (and know enough of what's happening with the Leafs to participate in those important conversations...) can again be a source of stress.
Instead, I know I need to just accept that I will never be able to be on top of things - and that's ok. I can enjoy the things I get to do, when I get to do them, rather than feeling like it's another "must do" that defeats the whole purpose of watching, reading or listening to it in the first place.
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