# Denial Lag

**Published by:** [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/)
**Published on:** 2025-10-03
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/denial-lag

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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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