For several years we have enjoyed having a robot vacuum cleaner. If you are old enough to remember the old “Life cereal” commercials where his brothers got Mikey to eat it because he wasn’t picky, we nick named our robot vacuum Mikey because it vacuums up anything without complaint.
BTW, John Gilchrist who was the child actor has said that he has no clear memories of filming the commercial when he was age 3 1/2.
But my wife who has a doctorate and teaches at two universities just can’t help herself. If she puts Mikey in a room to vacuum she feels compelled to turn the light on for Mikey.
Without pushing my luck :):):), we have talked about this. My wife totally agrees that there is no reason that Mikey needs the light on. He works just the same in light or dark.
However, she just can’t help herself. She starts Mikey and turns the light on for him.
Now it doesn’t cost much to leave the light on for Mikey.
But I have asked myself, and now ask you, what are those little idiosyncrasies that we hold onto that may be holding us back?
Those little things that waste our time, that keep us from really stepping up our game, that keep us from enjoying all the success and joy that we could be experiencing.
We are good at hiding these idiosyncrasies from ourselves, or pretending they aren’t costing us anything, so ask someone who cares enough to give you an honest assessment.
Oh and guys, I know it is an old joke about buying your lady a “romantic” gift like a vacuum cleaner. But on some non-occasion buy her a good robot vacuum cleaner. Trust me, she’ll love it and hopefully you for buying it for her.
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