So having some nasty memory problems now cuz of the brain damage I’ve gotten into a pattern of treating past me and future me as different people I should be considerate and kind to, and to express gratitude for. Rather than living in the moment, which will result in kinda just doing nothing cuz my head hurts, I think about how to do kind things for future me.
It’s easy to stay motivated to do this because throughout my day I am frequently receiving wonderful surprises from past me. Because I don’t remember doing them. So I get home from concussion therapy feeling awful and wanting a treat and instead of in that moment going and buying a treat, I open my fridge and go OMG WTF PAST ME BOUGHT ME A TREAT?! I didn’t know this was here!! Thank you past me!!!
It’s like an advanced version of delayed gratification because I forget that I’m delaying the gratification.
