Time frames

Anyone else really struggle with being a time frame? I hate not knowing how long it will be til something happens so I always want a time frame but I think most of the time this does more harm than good.

It seems to be rare that people's time frames are correct and I find this difficult. My thinking is rigid so if someone says it'll take this long, my brain expects it to take that long. Although I can rationalise this and understand reasons why the time frame may be longer, I still find it difficult to deal with and then I'm back to the unknown.

Before Christmas I had an appointment and was told the next one would likely be spring. I was fine with this time frame until we hit spring. There is plenty of spring left, it's not like the appointment is actually late yet. But the anxiety about when it'll be has really kicked in.

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  • Absolutely nothing wrong with logical rational thinking. Some people call it rigid thinking. All you need to do is add a variability factor. As in, is the person telling me this overconfident in their opinion of their ability? A bit of experience of someone will tell you how to treat their comments. Add in the very real likelihood they are a bit of an exaggerater ( the platform won’t allow me to use the real description that involves male cows and manure) and you can factor in a more realistic. 

    Does that make sense?.

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  • Absolutely nothing wrong with logical rational thinking. Some people call it rigid thinking. All you need to do is add a variability factor. As in, is the person telling me this overconfident in their opinion of their ability? A bit of experience of someone will tell you how to treat their comments. Add in the very real likelihood they are a bit of an exaggerater ( the platform won’t allow me to use the real description that involves male cows and manure) and you can factor in a more realistic. 

    Does that make sense?.

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