November 16, 2023
The zen of leaf blowing
Life lessons learned while leaf blowing:
1. There is no end to leaves.
2. Perfectionistic leaf blowing is insane, since
3. There is no end to leaves.
4. It may seem easier to blow all leaves together into one big pile, then blow the big pile where you want it to go. This doesn’t work. Big piles refuse to be blown. Blow one small pile at a time.
5. When leaf blowing, a goal orientation (the leaf-free yard) is bad for one’s mental health. A process orientation (What a nice day. What pretty leaves) is healthier.
6. God made leaves, not leaf blowers.
7. People who really hate leaves can move to a desert. Otherwise
8. There is no end to leaves.
November 16th, 2023 at 11:55 am
I used to haven angry neighbor who would spend hours leaf blowing…all to do it all over again tomorrow.
Definition of insanity. and the noise helped create mine. Thank you for defining the Prison of Perfectionism .
November 16th, 2023 at 12:03 pm
I sympathize.
I suspect my own neighbors may, too.
Then again, there are worse ways to discharge aggression.
At least your guy wasn’t driving around with a handgun in his lap.