Seattle has got a lot of potholes, especially this time of year. There was one I remember every day on my way home from work. It turns out, most potholes don’t get fixed unless someone calls it in (there’s a pothole hotline).
Yet every day for weeks I’d simply swerve around the pothole to avoid it. Then one day it gave me a flat tire, and the next day I called the hotline. It took about a week, and the pothole was patched.
Our lives are filled with potholes that can be addressed now or put off until later. And to decide, we’ve got to ask two questions:
- Is this easier to fix than I’m imagining?
- If I wait, does this issue become worse?
If the answer is “yes” to either – It’s probably time to call the hotline.