The task already feels tedious.
And you haven't even touched it.
Somewhere between seeing it and doing it you made up your mind.
Rated it before you lived it.
We do this more than we notice.
Decide how things will feel before we let them.
But the dread isn't coming from the task.
It's something you carried in.
The meeting might be pointless.
The errand might be dull.
Or they might not be.
You won't know while you're still predicting.
Some moments surprise you.
Not because they were special.
Because you showed up curious instead of closed.
