# Denial Lag

By [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2) · 2025-10-03

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There’s a shift in the wind.

The clouds are moving faster.

The sky is darkening.

Experience’s algorithm says “a storm is coming.”

But there’s a picnic!

An outdoor wedding!

A baseball game!

The plan for the day would be “ruined.”

What’s the length of time between the moment where I realize that the plan is “ruined” and the beginning of mitigating action?

How long do I sit in denial?

How long do I bemoan the situation without doing anything about it?

Is there a way to “train” myself, like a muscle that gets a workout before it’s needed, to make denial limbo shorten or disappear?

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*Originally published on [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/denial-lag)*